The Navy Wasn't Happy About USS San Francisco's Crash. Even if only the submarine itself was damaged and few crew suffered injuries, the USS San Francisco likely would have received a new captain.

According to officials, the San Francisco’s officers said they took a sounding four minutes before the crash, and it indicated the vessel was still in 6,000 feet of water.

The crew of the USS San Francisco tell how they survived 52 harrowing hours at sea. After the accident, the entire bow of the USS San Francisco, a $1 billion, fast-attack nuclear submarine, was ...

However, as the crew of the USS San Francisco learned in 2005, ... Moreover, the tragic underwater crash was not the last time the USS San Francisco ventured into the deep on a mission.

The USS San Francisco ultimately retired after 40 years while the submarine’s undamaged but similarly-aged peers left the service at 38 years. The same will be true with the USS Connecticut .

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (NNS) -- The U.S. Navy announced May 9 the completion of the investigation into the Jan. 8 accident aboard the submarine USS San Francisco (SSN 711) that claimed the life of ...

On January 8, 2005, the USS San Francisco was traveling at flank (full) speed—approximately 38 miles an hour at a depth of 525 feet.It was 360 miles southeast of Guam heading to Brisbane ...

The USS San Francisco was able to do all three. That it was able to survive was no accident but rather the culmination of decades of hard work and dedication by the U.S. submarine force.

In 2005, the USS San Francisco, a Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine, also struck an underwater mountain, a crash that killed a sailor and injured 97 others.

On January 8, 2005, the Los Angeles-class attack submarine, USS San Francisco (SSN 711), crashed into an underwater mountain 364 nautical miles southeast of Guam at a depth of 525 feet.