Supporting USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning and Crew
Welcome to USS Colorado (SSN-788) Commissioning Committee web site. USS Colorado (SSN-788) is the 15th Virginia Class submarine. She was delivered to the Navy on September 21, 2017. Having completed shakedown operations, she was commissioned on March 17, 2018 at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, CT. The Committee's purposes are to promote awareness within the state, provide support for the crew, and to help organize and raise money for the events surrounding commissioning.
On Saturday February 7th, Committee Chair JJ Mackin spoke to the local chapter of the Naval Sea Cadets about USS Colorado (SSN 788) at the Naval Reserve Center at Buckley AFB. The formal name of the Reserve Center is Navy Operational Support Center (NOSC). The center houses a display about USS Colorado (BB 45) which saw service in World War II. There are several display cases containing items and information about the ship. Here are some pictures.
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On January 30th Colorado held the annual Military Appreciation Day at the State Capitol. After speeches by the Governor and Adjutant General, a Joint Assembly of the state legislature paid honor to veterans and active duty military. USS Colorado Committee had a display table at the event. Committee members JJ Mackin and Dan Puleio passed our brochures about the boat and fielded questions from interested attendees.[Not a valid template]
The President of General Dynamics Electric Boat has scheduled the Keel Laying ceremony for COLORADO (SSN 788) for March 7th at their Quonset Point Facility in North Kingston, R. I. The ship’s sponsor Annie Mabus will lay the keel. The Keel Laying Ceremony symbolizes the point where the ship begins the transition from concept to reality. In the ceremony pieces of steel are ceremonially welded together and authenticated with the initials of the sponsor.
It has recently been brought to our attention that some Junior Division entries have been returned by the Post Office as an “unknown address”. While we are investigating this with the Post Office, I suspect It is due to addressing this to the Design Contest instead of the Committee. Therefore any Junior Division entries should be mailed to:
USS Colorado (SSN 788) Committee
P. O. Box 630463
Littleton, CO 80163-0463
CDR Ken Franklin, Commanding Officer PCU Colorado, was interviewed yesterday by Steffan Tubbs on KOA 850 radio . In the interview, which was rebroadcast several times during the day, he talked about ship’s construction, crew manning, upcoming Keel Laying Ceremony and Ship’s Crest Contest.
