Submarine USS San Francisco Returns from Deployment
By SUBMARINE SQUADRON ELEVEN,
Public Affairs

Release Date: 5/24/2011

(NAVAL BASE POINT LOMA, Calif) – Friends and families of Sailors aboard Los Angeles-class, fast-attack submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) welcomed home San Francisco's crew today following a six-month deployment to the Western Pacific.

The deployment supported the Chief of Naval Operations' Maritime Strategy, which includes maritime security, forward presence, sea control, and power projection.

During the deployment, San Francisco covered more than 30,000 nautical miles and executed missions vital to national security. San Francisco also participated in U.S. and multinational naval exercises. The ship's port visits included Japan, Guam, and Singapore.

USS San Francisco's Commanding Officer, Cmdr. Nathan Martin, is very proud of his crew and their accomplishments. "What an honor it is to take this fantastic, motivated crew on deployment and succeed in so many facets of submarine operations," he said. "I'm exceptionally proud of their individual and collective performance. To a man, they did exceptionally well in every mission area we executed. They are truly excellent submariners and great Americans."

San Francisco was commissioned April 24, 1981. Displacing more than 6,900 tons, San Francisco has a crew of nearly 140 Sailors. She is one of six Los Angeles-class, fast-attack submarines homeported in San Diego.