Santa Fe Arrives in San Diego

Photo By Petty Officer 2nd Class Bruce Morgan | (SAN DIEGO) --The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Sante Fe (SSN 763) arrives at Naval Base San Diego from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, for a homeport shift, March 30. Sante Fe is capable of supporting various missions, including anti-submarine warfare, anti-ship warfare, strike warfare and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Santa Fe is part of Commander, Submarine Squadron 11, home to four Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines. (U.S. Navy photo by Electronics Technician 3rd Class Bruce Morgan)  

UNITED STATES

03.29.2022

Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas Gooley 

Commander, Submarine Squadron 11

SAN DIEGO (NNS) – The Los Angeles- class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) arrived March 30, at Naval Base Point Loma from Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine, shifting its homeport as part of the U.S. Navy strategic laydown plan for naval forces in the Indo-Pacific region. Santa Fe joins Commander, Submarine Squadron (COMSUBRON) 11.
Prior to the homeport shift, Santa Fe completed an 18-month scheduled maintenance and modernization at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.
Cmdr. Matthew Pianetta, commanding officer of Santa Fe, exemplified pride.
“The crew is excited to join our fellow submariners at Naval Base Point Loma after a long maintenance period,” said Pianetta. “We appreciate the warm reception from COMSUBRON 11 and thank them for their support as we rejoin our families and get back in the fight.”
The security environment in the Indo- Pacific requires that the U.S. Navy station the most capable ships in the Pacific. This posture allows the most rapid response times possible for maritime and joint forces, and brings our most capable ships and submarines with the greatest amount of striking power and operational capability to bear in the timeliest manner.
Capt. Patrick Friedman, commander, Submarine Squadron 11, welcomed Santa Fe’s crew.
“We are excited to have Santa Fe on the San Diego waterfront after its extended maintenance period, and to have the ship and crew join in our Squadron 11 family," said Friedman. "Santa Fe joins a team that is committed to warfighting readiness and I have no doubt that its impact, to that purpose, will be immediate.”
Santa Fe, commissioned in January, 1994, and is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the capital city of New Mexico and has been homeported in Portsmouth Naval Shipyard since August 2019. Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines, like Santa Fe, feature advanced fire-control systems, retractable bow planes, and 12 vertical launch tubes for Tomahawk cruise missile strikes.
Santa Fe now operates under COMSUBRON 11, which consists of four Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarines, a floating dry-dock, ARCO (ARDM 5), and Undersea Rescue Command. The squadron staff is responsible for providing training, material and personnel readiness support for all units.
For more information about Commander, Submarine Squadron 11, visit
www.facebook.com/COMSUBRON11.
For more news from Commander, Submarine Squadron 11, visit http://www.navy.mil/local/css11/.

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• Date Taken: 03.29.2022
• Date Posted: 03.31.2022 17:26
• Story ID: 417532
• Location: US