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{{short description|Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the US Navy}}
{{other ships|USS Annapolis}}
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| Ship country = United States
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| Ship name = USS ''Annapolis''
| Ship namesake = [[Annapolis, Maryland]]
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| Ship awarded = 21 March 1986
| Ship builder = [[General Dynamics Electric Boat]]
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| Ship laid down = 15 June 1988
| Ship launched = 18 May 1991
| Ship sponsor = Mrs. Myra F. Kauderer
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine}}
| Ship displacement = *{{convert|6000|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} light (surfaced)
*{{convert|6927|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} full (dived)
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| Ship complement = 12 officers, 115 men
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| Ship armament = * 4 × {{convert|21|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} torpedo tubes
* 12 × Vertical Launch Tomahawk tubes
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'''USS ''Annapolis'' (SSN-760)''', is the tenth "improved" {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine}}. ''Annapolis'' is the fourth ship of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for [[Annapolis, Maryland]], site of the [[United States Naval Academy]].

==History==
The contract to build USS ''Annapolis'' (SSN-760) was awarded to the [[Electric Boat]] Division of [[General Dynamics]] Corporation in [[Groton, Connecticut]] on 21 March 1986 and her [[keel]] was [[Keel laying|laid down]] on 15 June 1988.  She was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on 18 May 1991 sponsored by Mrs. Myra F. Kauderer, and [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 11 April 1992, with Commander Richard Severinghaus in command.

Completing [[sea trial]]s in April 1992, the ship had her first port visit to her namesake city, Annapolis, Maryland.  She then entered Post Shakedown Availability (PSA) in January 1993. After completing PSA in July 1993, the ship had her first port visit to [[Bermuda]].<ref name="R.S. Chapman">{{cite web
|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/shiphist/a/ssn-760/1992-93.pdf
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026112539/http://www.history.navy.mil/shiphist/a/ssn-760/1992-93.pdf
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=26 October 2012
|title=USS ANNAPOLIS (SSN 760) COMMAND HISTORY
|author=R.S. Chapman
|date=24 January 1994
}}</ref>

In November 1993, USS ''Annapolis'' deployed on her first mission to the North Atlantic.<ref name="R.S. Chapman"/> Later that year she was awarded the Submarine Group Two Silver Anchor Award for enlisted retention. ''Annapolis'' returned to Groton, Connecticut for the Christmas holidays and then continued on deployment in the North Atlantic in January 1994. During this time the boat made her first visit to [[Bergen]], Norway where some members of the crew had an opportunity to attend a few of the [[1994 Winter Olympics]] events, including the Men's Gold Medal hockey match, before returning to Groton in March.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/shiphist/a/ssn-760/1994.pdf
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026112552/http://www.history.navy.mil/shiphist/a/ssn-760/1994.pdf
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=26 October 2012
|title=USS ANNAPOLIS (SSN 760) COMMAND HISTORY
|author=R.S. Chapman
|date=12 February 1995
}}</ref> During this deployment the boat and crew earned the [[Navy Arctic Service Ribbon]]. Following an in-port refit period, ''Annapolis'' participated in a six-month pre-deployment workup with {{USS|Dwight D. Eisenhower|CVN-69|6}}, and on 20 October 1994, began her first six-month Mediterranean Deployment with the ''Dwight D. Eisenhower'' Battle Group. During the deployment, the crew had a chance to make port calls in places as diverse as Gibraltar; Toulon, France; La Maddalena, Italy; Limasol, Cyprus; and Haifa, Israel. During this deployment ''Annapolis'' earned her first [[Sea Service Ribbon]], [[Navy Expeditionary Medal]] and [[Meritorious Unit Commendation]]. Upon the boat's return, ''Annapolis'' was "adopted" by the town of [[Montville, Connecticut]] in an effort to strengthen community relations.

The boat's next deployment was not until October 1997, when she returned to the Mediterranean Sea with the ''George Washington'' Battle Group. In November 1997, in response to an emergent political and military crisis in the [[Persian Gulf]], ''Annapolis'' transited the Suez Canal en route to the Middle East. While on station, ''Annapolis'' played a key role as a Tomahawk strike platform as well as serving as a public affairs platform by hosting news crews from both ABC and CBS networks.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.history.navy.mil/shiphist/a/ssn-760/1997.pdf
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026112606/http://www.history.navy.mil/shiphist/a/ssn-760/1997.pdf
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=26 October 2012
|title=USS ANNAPOLIS (SSN 760) COMMAND HISTORY
|author=Daniel Farson
|date=6 March 1998
}}</ref>

Port calls were limited but the crew did get ashore in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. While in the Persian Gulf, the boat earned her second Sea Service Ribbon and a Naval Unit Commendation. In March 1998 ''Annapolis'' was relieved of her duties by {{USS|Providence|SSN-719|6}} and began the long voyage home.

After more than two years of local operations and extensive upkeep, ''Annapolis'' transited back to the Mediterranean in the summer of 2000 for a six-month independent submarine deployment. While in the Mediterranean, the boat had a chance to participate in several multi-national exercises as well as in real-world operations in the Adriatic. Crew members had significant liberty in Gibraltar; Rota, Spain; Toulon, France; and La Maddalena, Italy, and earned its third Sea Service Ribbon and second Naval Expeditionary Medal. The boat returned from this deployment in January 2001.

''Annapolis'' entered [[Portsmouth Naval Shipyard]] for an extended overhaul on 23 April 2003. She set sail 16 May 2004, after completing a Depot Modernization Period one month ahead of schedule.

On 28 February 2008, ''Annapolis'' returned to homeport Groton from a six-month deployment. The deployment included visits to Rota, Spain; Toulon and Brest, France; Praia, [[Cape Verde]]; and [[Ghana]]. ''Annapolis'' was the first U.S. submarine to make a port visit to Africa (Cape Verde) outside the Mediterranean. In addition to functions supporting national security, ''Annapolis'' participated in the African Partnership Station (APS) 2007, an initiative with regional maritime services in West and Central Africa.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=35334
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121212211142/http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=35334
|url-status=dead
|archive-date=12 December 2012
|title=USS Annapolis Returns From African Partnership Station, Deployment
|author=Lt. James Stockman
|date=1 March 2008 }}</ref>

In March 2009 ''Annapolis'' took part in [[Ice Exercise 2009]].<ref>{{cite news|work=Anchorage Daily News|title=Ice Exercise 2009 Researchers join Navy exploring the Arctic|date=14 April 2009 |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AS&p_theme=as&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=127953BC844B3670&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM}}</ref>

In April 2015, the boat entered an Extended Engineered Overhaul where she went through several modernizations both in the forward compartment, as well as in the engineroom. The boat returned to Groton in June 2017.

In January 2018, the boat transited the Panama Canal for her change of homeport to Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego, CA.

In February 2018, she was homeported in [[San Diego]], California, and assigned to [[Submarine Squadron 11]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Attack submarine USS Annapolis changes homeport from Groton to San Diego|url=https://navaltoday.com/2018/02/06/attack-submarine-uss-annapolis-changes-homeport-from-groton-to-san-diego/|website=Naval Today|date=6 February 2018 |access-date=6 February 2018}}</ref>

Following a predeployment work up period, Annapolis set out on her maiden Western Pacific Deployment in March 2019. She made port in Yokosuka, Japan; Sasebo, Japan; and Guam. She returned to San Diego in September 2019.

In April 2022, she was homeported to [[Apra Harbor]], Guam, and assigned to [[Submarine Squadron 15]].<ref>{{cite web|title=USS Annapolis Makes Fifth Submarine Homeported in Guam|url=https://www.pacom.mil/Media/News/News-Article-View/Article/2996233/uss-annapolis-makes-fifth-submarine-homeported-in-guam/|website=US INDOPACIFIC Command|date=11 April 2022 |access-date=22 December 2022}}</ref>

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