Maintaining a top-notch underwater fleet is imperative for American national security. When it comes to America’s nuclear triad, the U.S. Navy’s sea-based leg carries a significant portion of ...

The military said in a statement that the incident occurred around 1:00 a.m. local time on Friday (5 p.m. EDT, Thursday), when the USS Hartford, a submarine, and the USS New Orleans, an amphibious ...

On March 20, 2009, a costly collision occurred between the nuclear-powered submarine USS Hartford and the amphibious transport dock USS New Orleans in the Strait of Hormuz, causing $3.5 billion in ...

(A very similar collision in the same place in early 2007, between the L.A.-class USS NEWPORT ... such a maneuver.) Hartford might even have been tasked with sanitizing New Orleans against an ...

The crash happened at night and the USS Hartford ... aboard the Hartford were mildly injured, but soon went back to duty shortly after. No one was injured on the New Orleans.

The Day of New London obtained what they said is a “heavily redacted copy of the previously top secret investigation,” that says the USS Orleans, the ship that the USS Hartford apparently hit ...

The sub’s sail is askew as a result of her collision with USS New Orleans (LPD 18). (US Navy photo) March 20, 2009: The USS Hartford (SSN 768) collides with the USS New Orleans (LPD 18 ...

Engineering and technical experts arrived in Bahrain to assess the damage to USS ... collision. However, Hartford sustained damage to its sail and periscope, as well as the port bow plane. New ...

collided in the strait with the USS New Orleans, a San Diego-based amphibious ship.The New Orleans' fuel tank was ruptured, and 15 sailors on the Hartford suffered minor injuries. The collision caused ...

Ryan Brookhart, who was in command of the nuclear-powered Hartford when it collided with the amphibious ship USS New Orleans in the ... submerged at the time of collision and both ships were ...

To make matters worse, a thorough investigation of the incident placed blame for the collision on the submarine’s “ineffective and negligent command leadership.” ...