USS Connecticut (SSN-22) Sea Wolf-class nuclear attack submarine leaving San Diego, Calif., on Dec. 15, 2021. San Diego WebCam Photo
More than two years of lax oversight from leadership on one of the U.S. Navy’s most powerful submarines ultimately led to the grounding of the attack boat on an uncharted, underwater seamount in the South China Sea, according to an investigation into the Oct. 2 incident.
USS Connecticut (SSN-22) was five months into a surge deployment at the request of U.S....
The following is the command investigation into the Oct. 2, 2021 collision of attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN-21) into an underwater seamount in the South China Sea.
From the investigation
On 2 October 2021, CONNECTICUT grounded on an uncharted bathymetric feature while operating submerged in a poorly
surveyed area in international waters. This mishap was preventable. It resulted from an accumulation of errors and
omissions in navigation planning, watchteam execution, and risk management...
Cmdr. Jared Severson was relieved from his position as the commander of Submarine Training Facility in San Diego. US Navy Photo
The Navy relieved the commanding officer of the submarine training facility in San Diego.
Capt. Steve Antcliff, commanding officer of Submarine Learning Center, relieved Cmdr. Jared Severson from his command Thursday.
The Navy relieved Severson due to a loss of confidence in his ability to lead his command, according to a news release from the service. Severson, whose...
https://news.usni.org/2022/04/29/submarine-training-facility-san-diego-commander-relieved
USS Connecticut (SSN-22) Sea Wolf-class nuclear attack submarine leaving San Diego, Calif., on Dec. 15, 2021. San Diego WebCam Photo
Attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN-22) pulled into its homeport in Bremerton, Wash., on Tuesday after transiting the Pacific Ocean on the surface due to damage from a collision in the South China Sea.
Connecticut reached Naval Base Kitsap in Bremerton after pulling into the San Diego harbor a little over a week ago following a surface transit from Guam.
“The...
USS Connecticut (SSN-22) Sea Wolf-class nuclear attack submarine leaving San Diego, Calif., on Dec. 15, 2021. San Diego WebCam Photo
The damaged nuclear attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN-22) departed San Diego, Calif., on Wednesday, a Navy spokesperson confirmed to USNI News.
Connecticut arrived in San Diego on Sunday after an almost month-long surface transit from Guam, USNI News reported. The Navy has said the submarine is ultimately bound for Bremerton, Wash., to undergo repairs following...
https://news.usni.org/2021/12/15/damaged-attack-submarine-uss-connecticut-leaves-san-diego
USS Connecticut (SSN-22) departs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for sea trials following a maintenance availability on Dec. 14, 2016. US Navy Photo
Attack submarine USS Connecticut (SSN-22) pulled into San Diego, Calif., Sunday morning after transiting the Pacific Ocean on the surface due to damage from a collision in the South China Sea.
Ship spotter WarshipCam first posted a photo of the Seawolf-class attack submarine pulling into the San Diego harbor early Sunday.
BREAKING: USS Connecticut (SSN...
USS Connecticut (SSN-22) arrives at Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a scheduled port visit, July 31, 2021. US Navy Photo
The U.S. attack submarine that struck an underwater seamount last month is underway off the coast of Guam after more than a month of damage assessment repairs, two defense officials confirmed to USNI News on Thursday.
USS Connecticut (SSN-22) left Guam on its own power Thursday evening local time, according to ship spotters tracking the automatic identification signal (AIS) as it...
https://news.usni.org/2021/11/18/uss-connecticut-underway-off-guam-after-undergoing-repairs
USS Connecticut (SSN-22) departs Puget Sound Naval Shipyard for sea trials following a maintenance availability on Dec. 14, 2016. US Navy Photo
The Navy on Wednesday called for a navigational stand down following a nuclear attack submarine’s collision in the South China Sea last month.
Vice Adm. William Houston, commander of Naval Submarine Forces, said he and the head of submarine forces in the Pacific signed a message today calling for the stand down after Seawolf-class attack submarine USS Con...
