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USS Key West (SSN-722)

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|Ship country=United States
|Ship flag={{USN flag|1987}}
|Ship name=''Key West''
|Ship namesake= City of [[Key West, Florida|Key West]], Florida
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|Ship builder=[[Northrop Grumman Newport News|NGNN]]
|Ship laid down=6 July 1983
|Ship launched=20 July 1985
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|Ship commissioned=12 September 1987
|Ship decommissioned=12 September 2025
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|Ship out of service=21 September 2023
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|Ship class={{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine}}
|Ship displacement=5,799 [[ton]]s light, 6,206 tons full, 407 tons dead
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|Ship complement=16 officers, 127 enlisted
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|Ship armament=4 × 21 in (533 mm) midships torpedo tubes, 12 x bow vertical launch tubes (for BGM-109 Tomahawks), up to 25 horizontal reloads (combination of [[Mark 48 torpedo|Mk48 ADCAP torpedo]] or [[BGM-109 Tomahawk|Tomahawk land attack missile]] block 3 SLCM range {{convert|1700|nmi|km}}), mine laying Mk67 mobile Mk60 captor mines
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'''USS ''Key West'' (SSN-722)''', a {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine}}, was the third ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named after [[Key West]], Florida.

==Construction==
The contract to build her was awarded to [[Northrop Grumman Newport News|Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company]] in [[Newport News, Virginia]], on 13 August 1981, and her keel was laid down on 6 July 1983. She was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on 20 July 1985, sponsored by Mrs. Virginia Conn, and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 12 September 1987, with Commander Warren Lipscomb, Jr. in command. She is the fourth {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine}} equipped with the [[vertical launch system]] (VLS) capable of carrying 12 [[Tomahawk (missile family)|Tomahawk land attack cruise missile]]s (TLAM).

==Service history==
''Key West'' was home ported at the [[Norfolk Naval Base]], Norfolk, Virginia. She operated out of Norfolk, until 1995. During her [[United States Atlantic Fleet|Atlantic Fleet]] service, she completed numerous [[Cold War]] deployments and supported operations in the Caribbean, Western Atlantic and Mediterranean. ''Key West'' was awarded the "Hook-em" antisubmarine warfare (ASW) excellence award following her 1990 Mediterranean Cruise. She later was awarded the [[Meritorious Unit Commendation]] award for her superior performance in Cold War operations during the 1989 and 1990 deployments. ''Key West'' won the "TOP TORP" Torpedo Shooting Competition in 1992, and was later awarded the Submarine Squadron Eight [[Battle E|Battle "E"]] for that year.

''Key West'' deployed with the {{USS|Theodore Roosevelt|CVN-71|2}} Carrier Battle Group in 1995. During that deployment she operated in the Mediterranean Sea and Persian Gulf and was awarded the [[Navy Unit Commendation]], [[Armed Forces Service Medal|Armed Forces Service]], and [[NATO Medal|NATO Service]] medals. Following the 1995 deployment, ''Key West'' underwent an availability in Norfolk, in preparation for her transfer to the [[United States Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]] in 1996. She departed Norfolk, in June 1996, and transited the [[Panama Canal]] as part of her transfer to the Pacific Fleet. She arrived in [[Pearl Harbor]], Hawaii in July 1996, and began operations under Submarine Squadron One.

''Key West'' visited her name sake city in 1987, for a week-long celebration after commissioning, 1992, and 1994. Since reassignment to the Pacific Fleet she has not been able to visit Key West again.
[[File:Periscope Depth.jpg|thumb|left|''' ''Key West'' ''' at periscope depth, [[RIMPAC]] 2004.]]

In April 1997, ''Key West'' conducted her first Pacific deployment with the {{USS|Constellation|CV-64|2}} Carrier Battle Group. During this deployment, she operated in the [[Pacific Ocean]], [[Indian Ocean]] and the Persian Gulf. Later that year, ''Key West'' was reassigned to Submarine Squadron Three. In the next year, she deployed to the Eastern Pacific in support of the {{USS|Carl Vinson|CVN-70|2}} and {{USS|Abraham Lincoln|CVN-72|2}} Carrier Battle Groups, and later supported the 1998 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise.

From 1998 through 2001, she supported Pacific theater operations in both the [[United States Third Fleet|Third Fleet]] and [[United States Seventh Fleet|Seventh Fleet]] area of operations. During this time she participated in numerous bilateral and multilateral exercises with our Pacific Theater partner. Following the [[11 September attacks]], she was redirected Bahrain to the Northern Arabian Sea where she launched Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missiles against Afghanistan in October 2001.<ref>SSN 722 at [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/ssn-722.htm Global Security]</ref>

In 2003,<ref>{{cite news
| last = Cole
| first = William
| title = Hawai'i submarines play key role in war with Iraq
| publisher = Honolulu Advertiser
| date = 3 April 2003
| url = http://the.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/2003/Apr/01/ln/ln05a.html
}}</ref> 2005<ref>{{cite news
| last = Rush
| first = David
| title = USS Key West returns from Western Pacific deployment
| publisher = COMSUBPAC Public Affairs
| date = 15 November 2005
| url = https://www.csp.navy.mil/news/rel05080/
}}

</ref> and 2007<ref>
{{cite web
| last = Hight
| first = Michael
| title = Key West Returns from Deployment
| work = NNS070829-11
| publisher = USN
| date = 2007-08-29
| url = http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=31556
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070912051036/https://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=31556
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 12 September 2007
| access-date =24 April 2008}}

</ref> ''Key West'' conducted deployments to the Western Pacific in support of Seventh Fleet operations.

In 2007, ''Key West'' was named "Battle E" for COMSUBRON THREE, given to the best submarine in its squadron, awarded the Arleigh Burke Trophy for the most improved sea command in the Pacific, and awarded the Naval Unit Commendation for its outstanding accomplishments during the deployment.

In 2009, ''Key West'' was again awarded the "Battle E" award for COMSUBRON Three for outstanding performance during the 2009 WESTPAC deployment.

In 2012, ''Key West'' shifted home port to [[Naval Base Guam]] to support Seventh Fleet operations as a forward deployed unit.<ref>{{cite web|last=Price|first=Jeffrey|title=USS Key West Arrives in Guam|url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=70626|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131017144101/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=70626|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 October 2013|publisher=United States Navy|access-date=28 January 2013}}</ref>

In 2016, ''Key West'' was again awarded the "Battle E" award for COMSUBRON Fifteen.

In 2018, ''Key West'' was awarded the Hugh McCraken Award for the top Chiefs Mess in the Pacific Submarine Force.

On 31 October 2022, ''Key West'' arrived at [[Busan|Busan, South Korea]] for a scheduled port visit.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reinheimer |first1=Robert |title=Key West Visits Republic of Korea during Indo-Pacific Deployment |url=https://www.cpf.navy.mil/Newsroom/News/Article/3206660/key-west-visits-republic-of-korea-during-indo-pacific-deployment/ |access-date=2 November 2022 |publisher=Commander United States Pacific Fleet |date=1 November 2022}}</ref>

''Key West'' returned from her final deployment in November 2022.

On 16 January 2023 ''Key West'' arrived at the [[Puget Sound Naval Shipyard]] and was placed in the reserve fleet to await decommissioning.<ref>{{Cite web |title=After final trip from Guam, USS Key West submarine arrives in Bremerton for decommissioning |url=https://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/navy/2023/02/16/uss-key-west-los-angeles-class-fast-attack-submarine-decommissioning/69904657007/ |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Kitsap Sun |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Command emblem==
[[File:722insig.png|right|150px]]
The [[conch]] shell is the focal point of the submarine's emblem for the fabled horn of the Greek God [[Triton (mythology)|Triton]] and the symbol of the submarine's namesake city. ''Key West'' is emerging from the shell which symbolizes the emergence of the city as the leading city of the [[Florida Keys]].

The submarine insignia symbolizes the heritage that the ship has with all past and future submarines. The motto "Libertate Clavis Tenacitas et Ingenium" translates to "The Key to Freedom is Tenacity and Resourcefulness". Specifically, the phrase "The Key to Freedom" represents the namesake city and the submarine's mission to protect the fundamental rights and liberties of the American people.<ref>Symbolism of the USS Key West Crest. [http://www.ssn722.navy.mil/sub.htm USS Key West Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041015040448/http://www.ssn722.navy.mil/sub.htm |date=15 October 2004 }} FT1/SS Glenn W. Kemmerer</ref> The phrase "Tenacity and Resourcefulness" was used by the Mayor of Key West during his speech at the ship's launching to describe the characteristics of a true Conch —a native of Key West. Additionally, "Ingenium" is a word used by the ancient Greek and Roman historians to describe the resourcefulness and ingenuity of sailors in the period.<ref>{{cite web| last = Mackail| first = J.W.| title = Select Epigrams from the Greek Anthology| work = fulltextarchive.com| publisher = Longmans, Green, and Co| date = 1890| url = https://www.fulltextarchive.com/page/Select-Epigrams-from-the-Greek-Anthology2/#p134| access-date = 24 April 2008}}</ref>

==In popular fiction==
In the [[Tom Clancy]] novel ''[[Red Storm Rising]]'', ''Key West'' participated in a [[cruise missile]] strike against the [[Soviet Union]].

In the novel ''Kirov III-Pacific Storm'' by John Schettler, ''Key West'' is involved in a critical action with the Russian Battlecruiser Kirov II.

In the Swedish novel ''Landsförrädaren'' by Anders Jallai, ''Key West'' makes an appearance to save the [[protagonist]].

==References==
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New Berlin, Illinois

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| name = New Berlin
| settlement_type = [[List of towns and villages in Illinois|Village]]
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| map_caption = Location of New Berlin in Sangamon County, Illinois.

| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Illinois
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name2 = [[Sangamon County, Illinois|Sangamon]]
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| area_total_sq_mi = 1.13
| area_land_km2 = 2.93
| area_land_sq_mi = 1.13
| area_water_km2 = 0.00
| area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

| population_as_of = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = 1381
| population_density_km2 = 472.07
| population_density_sq_mi = 1222.12

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| postal_code = 62670
| area_code = [[Area code 217|217]]
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| website = [http://www.newberlin.il.us/ www.newberlin.il.us]
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'''New Berlin''' ({{langx|de|Neues Berlin}}) is a village in [[Sangamon County, Illinois|Sangamon County]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. The population was 1,346 at the 2010 census, and 1,327 at a 2018 estimate. It is part of the [[Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois|Springfield Metropolitan Statistical Area]]. New Berlin is home to CUSD #16, [[New Berlin High School]].

==History==
The [[Potawatomi Trail of Death]] passed through here in 1838.

The village was founded in 1865 by a community of mostly German immigrants. Only a very few buildings from the original village still remain on the town's main thoroughfare, old [[Illinois State Route 54]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Berlin |url=http://www.newberlinareahistory.org/Pages/NewBerlin.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305121917/http://www.newberlinareahistory.org/Pages/NewBerlin.aspx |archive-date=March 5, 2016 |access-date=January 7, 2016 |website=New Berlin Area Historical Society}}</ref>
==Geography==
According to the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]], New Berlin has a total area of {{convert|1.14|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, all land.<ref name="census-g001">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1752168
|title=G001 - Geographic Identifiers - 2010 Census Summary File 1
|access-date=December 19, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213041322/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/1600000US1752168
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align = left
|1880= 403
|1890= 494
|1900= 533
|1910= 690
|1920= 687
|1930= 661
|1940= 631
|1950= 622
|1960= 627
|1970= 754
|1980= 834
|1990= 797
|2000= 1030
|2010= 1346
|2020= 1381
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}
As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 1,030 people, 428 households, and 296 families residing in the village. The population density was {{convert|929.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 459 housing units at an average density of {{convert|414.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the village was 98.35% White, 0.39% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.68% from other races, and 0.39% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.68% of the population.

There were 428 households, out of which 32.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.4% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.8% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the village, the population was spread out, with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 21.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.

The median income for a household in the village was $41,635, and the median income for a family was $50,139. Males had a median income of $35,417 versus $22,614 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the village was $19,313. About 4.0% of families and 5.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.5% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.

==Culture==
The village is the site of the annual Sangamon County Fair, which is typically held starting on the Wednesday before Father's Day weekend in June.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sangamon County Fair |url=http://www.sangcofair.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221127184307/https://www.sangcofair.com/ |archive-date=November 27, 2022 |website=Sangamon County Fair}}</ref>

=== Sites of interest ===
* New Berlin Area Veterans Memorial - Dedicated July 6, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Berlin Area Veterans Memorial Association |url=http://www.nbvma.org/Pages/default.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160819172004/http://www.nbvma.org/Pages/default.aspx |archive-date=August 19, 2016 |access-date=July 19, 2016 |website=nbvma.org}}</ref>
* Sangamon County Fairgrounds

On July 17th, 2015, New Berlin couple Ashley King and Joel Burger got married in the first Burger King fast food chain sponsored wedding.<ref>https://abcnews.go.com/Business/illinois-burger-king-wedding-sponsored-fast-food-chain/story?id=32567872</ref>

==References==
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{{Sangamon County, Illinois}}

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[[Category:Springfield metropolitan area, Illinois]]
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