The USS Bremerton (SSN-698) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy, notable for its long service and connection to Bremerton, Washington. Constructed by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics in Groton, Connecticut, the contract was awarded on 24 January 1972. Her keel was laid on 8 May 1976, and she was launched on 22 July 1978, with Mrs. Helen Jackson serving as the sponsor. The submarine was officially commissioned on 28 March 1981. Designed as a fast, stealthy underwater vessel, the USS Bremerton served extensively in the Western Pacific, participating in various deployments. A notable event occurred on 11 March 1999, when she used a torpedo to sink the derelict forebody of the merchant ship New Carissa off the Oregon coast, with USS David R. Ray assisting in the sinking. Her operational history also includes a homeport change to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in September 2003, where she conducted operations until at least 2010. In January 2010, USS Bremerton became the oldest active submarine in the U.S. fleet following the decommissioning of USS Los Angeles. She was involved in a tradition of transferring Richard O'Kane's cribbage board from Los Angeles to Bremerton, a maritime ritual dating back to World War II. The submarine's service extended beyond her scheduled decommissioning, and she became the longest-serving U.S. Navy submarine on 20 July 2017, surpassing USS Kamehameha. Her final deployment concluded on 6 April 2018, and she was decommissioned later that year, entering the submarine recycling program at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Bremerton's decommissioning ceremony took place on 18 May 2021 at the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum in Keyport, Washington, with the event streamed online due to COVID-19 restrictions. The vessel was officially decommissioned on 21 May 2021. Her sail is planned to be displayed in Bremerton, Washington, serving as a lasting tribute to her distinguished service.

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