USSJC Stats and Photos

January 8, 2002, underway close-up (Commander Richter in yellow foul weather gear)

The USS Jefferson City is a Los Angeles Class (Improved) attack submarine. It was commissioned The USS Jefferson City (SSN-759) on February 29, 1992 under Commander Russell Harris. The keel laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co., Newport News, VA, on September 21, 1987. It was christened the USS Jefferson City on March 24, 1990, at Newport News Shipping Yard, Virginia, and launched on August 17, 1990. The sub's sponsor is Mrs. Susan A. Skelton, wife of Missouri Congressman Ike Skelton. Jefferson City is assigned to the US Pacific Fleet and is homeported at San Diego, CA.

The official Christening Ceremony book is archived here. It tells not only about the sub itself, but the people associated with its creation, its operation, and the namesake city for which it is named--Jefferson City, Missouri.

In January, 2003, the USS Jefferson City will drydock in Bremerton, WA for a period of maintenance and modernization. Read quotes from articles about the event appearing in Salute Magazine.

A January 27, 2003 USS Jefferson City Submarine "date stamp" was submitted by the PSNS fire chief. Many people collect these date stamps for specific events, such as a ship's commissioning. There are also several other USSJC covers that can be collected. Very colorful indeed!

Diesel boat sailor, David Eberhart, was inspired to write an article about his "ride" on the USS JC.

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USS Jefferson City Submarine Committee
Jefferson City MO