USS San Francisco (SSN-711)
USS San Francisco (SSN-711)
On January 8, 2005, USS San Francisco ran aground killing one crew member and injuring two dozen more.
Failures of command leadership and the sub’s navigation team were the sole cause
of the attack submarine USS San Francisco’s collision with an undersea mountain,
the Navy has concluded in its official investigative report. The sub struck the sea
mount while traveling full speed near the Pacific Ocean’s Caroline Islands at a depth of 525 feet,
killing one sailor, injuring dozens of others and crushing the sub’s bow, causing more
than $88 million in damage and leaving the 24-year-old sub’s future in doubt. Specifically,
an investigating officer and three admirals who reviewed the report concluded that then-USS San Francisco
commanding officer and his navigation team failed to develop and execute a safe voyage plan,
then failed to exercise enough caution while transiting through a region dotted with steep
undersea volcanoes.
Link to more pictures and history of USS San Francisco
On January 8, 2005, USS San Francisco ran aground killing one crew member and injuring two dozen more.
Failures of command leadership and the sub’s navigation team were the sole cause
of the attack submarine USS San Francisco’s collision with an undersea mountain,
the Navy has concluded in its official investigative report. The sub struck the sea
mount while traveling full speed near the Pacific Ocean’s Caroline Islands at a depth of 525 feet,
killing one sailor, injuring dozens of others and crushing the sub’s bow, causing more
than $88 million in damage and leaving the 24-year-old sub’s future in doubt. Specifically,
an investigating officer and three admirals who reviewed the report concluded that then-USS San Francisco
commanding officer and his navigation team failed to develop and execute a safe voyage plan,
then failed to exercise enough caution while transiting through a region dotted with steep
undersea volcanoes.
Link to more pictures and history of USS San Francisco