NAVY WIRE SERVICE (NWS) - 21 January 1999 -




NWS21jan-6. USS Atlanta scheduled for inactivation,
decommissioning
by SUBLANT Public Affairs
     NORFOLK (NWS) -- USS Atlanta (SSN 712) will be
honored Jan. 22 after nearly 17 years of service
during an inactivation ceremony at Norfolk Naval
Station.
     Commissioned March 6, 1982, USS Atlanta is the
fifth naval vessel to carry the name. During her
career, the nuclear-powered attack submarine completed
six deployments to the Mediterranean Sea and three
deployments to the western Atlantic.
     She was the first submarine certified to employ
the MK-48 torpedo and both Harpoon and Tomahawk
missiles. She was also the first nuclear-powered
submarine assigned to directly support an amphibious
ready group.
     Atlanta will depart Norfolk Naval Station for the
last time and transit to Norfolk Naval Shipyard Jan.
25 for decommissioning.
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