One final departure
April 23, 2019 12:00 am
• Last Updated: April 24, 2019 9:47 pm
The U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) approaches New London Ledge Light on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, as it departs New London Harbor for the final time. The Pittsburgh is bound for Washington state to begin the decommissioning process. The boat, built at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, was launched in 1984 and commissioned in 1985; it completed its final deployment in February. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
The Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) approaches New London Ledge Light on Tuesday as it departs New London Harbor for the final time. The Pittsburgh is bound for Washington state to begin the decommissioning process.
The boat, built at Electric Boat, was launched in 1984 and commissioned in 1985. During the Persian Gulf War in 1991, it became the first submarine in the Atlantic fleet to fire in combat since World War II. The Pittsburgh completed its final deployment in February.
The U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720), escorted by a patrol boat from the Navy Coastal Riverine Squadron 8, passes Pfizer Inc. production plant in Groton, Conn., on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, as it departs New London Harbor for the final time. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
The U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) passes the Eastern Point neighborhood of Groton, Conn., on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, as it departs New London Harbor for the final time. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
The U.S. Navy Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Pittsburgh (SSN 720) passes Eastern Point Beach in Groton, Conn., on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, as it departs New London Harbor for the final time. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
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