Birmingham (SSN 695) - Naval Cruise Book

 - Class of 1981

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The Ship W ! It BUILT: NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA KEEL LAID; APRIL 26, 1975 LAUNCHED: OCTOBER 29, 1977 COMMISSIONED: DECEMBER 16, 1978 BIRMINGHAM is a nuclear attack type submarine of the LOS ANGELES class whose wartime mission is to destroy enemy submarines and ensure freedom of the seas. The noise reduction in all moving parts gives BIRMINGHAM an inherent silent quality and permits optimum performance of her long range sonar system. The combination of endurance and independence of the earth ' s atmosphere provided by nuclear propulsion, deep submergence, high speed capabilities and the latest weapons systems, makes BIRMINGHAM one of the Navy ' s most effective antisubmarine weapons system. The ship has an overall length of 360 feet, a beam of 33 feet and a submerged displacement of 6,900 tons. Its armament includes Mark-48 torpedoes and submarine rockets. The ship ' s name honors the city of Birmingham, the largest city in Alabama, county seat of Jefferson County, and one of the leading industrial cities in the South. it was first settled in 1871 at the junction of two railroads and was named for Birmingham, England. HISTORY The BIRMINGHAM is the third United States ship to bear the name. The first was a cruiser commissioned in 1908, From her deck in 1910, Eugene Ely made the first airplane flight from a warship. She was de- commissioned in 1923. The second was also a cruiser commissioned in 1943. During World War II, she -served in the Atlantic and Pacific Fleets, received extensive battle damage three times, and earned nine battle stars. In the Battle of Leyte Gulf she sustained 229 dead and over 400 wounded when a magazine exploded aboard the severely damaged USS PRINCETON (CVL 23) just as BIRMINGHAM came alongside to assist. Following three months of repair, BIRMINGHAM was returned to service but was decommissioned in 1947.



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The Captain COMMANDER PAUL L. CALLAHAN Commander Paul L. Callahan was born in Minnapolis, Minnesota on July 29, 1940. He entered the United States Naval Academy in 1958 following graduation from high school in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. He was commissioned an Ensign upon graduation with the Class of 1962. Commander Callahan entered nuclear power training and attended Nuclear Power School in Mare Island, California and the SIW Prototype in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He then reported to Sub- marine School, graduating in .April 1964. In May 1964, Commander Callahan joined the pre-com- missioning crew of the i;ss IIADDO (SSN 604) and served as Sonar Officer, Communicator, Electronics Material Officer, Supply Officer, Main Propulsion .Assistant and Electrical Officer over the next three years. He qualified in submarines aboard HADDO in 1965. In May 1967, Commander Callahan joined the precommissioning crew of the ISS GR.AYLING (SSN ' -646) as Engineer Officer. He was detached from GRAYLING in 1970 and reported to the Staff of Com- mander in Chief, I ' .S. Atlantic Fleet for duty with the . ' aval Nuclear Propulsion Examining Board. In September 1972, Commander Callahan joined USS FLASHER (SSN-613), serving as Operations Officer and Navigator, lie then joined I ' SS S.ARGO (SS.N 583) as Executive Officer in April 1974. He was detached from SARGO in February 1976. Commander Callahan next re- ported as instructor at the Chief of Naval Operations ' Senior Officer Ship Material Readiness Course in Idaho Falls, Idaho. He detached from this duty in March 1977. After duty at the Division of Naval Reactors in Washington, D.C. and with Commander Submarine Force, I ' .S. .Atlantic Fleet, Commander Callahan reported as Prospective Commanding Officer, BIRMINGHAM (SSN 695) in September 1977, and as Commanding Officer on 16 December 1978. Commander Callahan is married to .Ann Traver Putney of Wilmington, Delaware. The Callahans reside in Hampton, Virginia with their daughter Megan and son Michael.

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