The Navy will hold a decommissioning ceremony for Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Memphis (SSN 691) at Naval Submarine Base New London on Friday, April 1, 2011 at 1:00 p.m.
All current and former crew members, their families, and friends are invited to attend activities connected to this historic event. They can find out additional information and register for the event online at www.memphisdecom.wordpress.com/.
Commissioned Dec. 17, 1977, Memphis became an Atlantic Fleet operational asset as part of Submarine Squadron 8 in Norfolk, Va. in 1978. Four years later, Memphis completed a “round-the-world” cruise via the Panama Canal, including operations with both the Sixth and Seventh fleets.
