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{{short description|Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the US Navy}}
{{other ships|USS Hampton}}
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|Ship caption= USS ''Hampton'' at the North Pole in April 2004
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|Ship name=USS ''Hampton''
|Ship namesake=  The Cities of [[Hampton, Virginia]], [[Hampton, Iowa]], [[Hampton, South Carolina]] and [[Hampton, New Hampshire]]
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|Ship awarded= 6 February 1987
|Ship builder= [[Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding|Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company]]
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|Ship laid down= 2 March 1990
|Ship launched= 3 April 1992
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|Ship homeport= [[Naval Base Point Loma]]
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|Ship motto=*"[[Si vis pacem, para bellum|Qui Desiderant Pacem Preparate Bellum]]"{{small|([[Latin]])}}
*{{small|"Those who desire peace prepare for war" -[[Publius Flavius Vegetius Renatus|Vegetius]], Book 3 of [[De Re Militari]]}}
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|Ship notes=Recertified for operations as of December 2007<ref name=autogenerated1>[https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=3778295?nav=hcmodule ABC news report of commanding officer's relief for cause]</ref>
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'''USS ''Hampton'' (SSN-767)''', a {{sclass|Los Angeles|submarine}}, is the fourth ship of the [[United States Navy]] to bear this name. The earlier ''Hampton''s were given their names for varying reasons, but SSN-767 was specifically named for four cities: [[Hampton, Virginia]]; [[Hampton, Iowa]]; [[Hampton, South Carolina]]; and [[Hampton, New Hampshire]]. There are 14 more "[[Hampton (disambiguation)#In the United States|Hampton]]"<!-- intentional link to dab page; clever redirects don't prevent dab patrol from adding this to their work list --> towns in the United States.

The contract to build the ''Hampton'' was awarded to the [[Northrop Grumman Newport News|Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company]] in [[Newport News, Virginia]] (adjacent to the aforementioned Hampton, Va.) on 6 February 1987, and her keel was laid down on 2 March 1990. She was [[ship naming and launching|launched]] on 3 April 1992, sponsored by Mrs. Laura Bateman, and she was [[ship commissioning|commissioned]] on 6 November 1993, with Commander David Antanitus in command.

In late April 2004 ''Hampton'' along with {{HMS|Tireless|S88}} surfaced through the ice together at the [[North Pole]].

In February 2007, ''Hampton'' left Norfolk, Virginia for a seven-month Western Pacific (WESTPAC) deployment. She traveled through the Panama Canal and arrived in Yokosuka, Japan. She completed two missions of national importance, and participated in two major, multinational naval exercises. She made port visits in [[Apra Harbor, Guam]], White Beach, Okinawa, and [[Brisbane]], Australia, as well as a brief stop in [[Pearl Harbor]], [[Hawaii]], before arriving in [[San Diego, CA]]. She earned the [[Navy Expeditionary Medal]] during this time.<ref name="SUB FORCE ARTICLE">[http://www.subforce.navy.mil/factsheets/hampton.pdf ]{{dead link|date=March 2013}}</ref>

On 17 September 2007, the ''Hampton's'' homeport was changed from [[Norfolk, VA|Norfolk]] to [[San Diego]], in a change from the [[United States Fleet Forces Command|Atlantic Fleet]] to the [[United States Pacific Fleet|Pacific Fleet]].

In an isolated incident from her safe operational record, in October 2007, six naval personnel were disciplined for fraudulently documenting the chemistry records of the ''Hampton's'' nuclear propulsion plant.<ref name="CNNArticle">[http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/10/22/sub.misconduct/index.html CNN Article regarding disciplined sailors]</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=WASHINGTON IN BRIEF |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304105621/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/22/AR2007102202431.html?nav=hcmodule |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=live |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/22/AR2007102202431.html?nav=hcmodule}}</ref> Shortly thereafter, the ship's commanding officer Commander Michael B. Portland was also relieved of his command because of a loss of confidence in his leadership, but he has not been charged with any offense.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>{{cite news |title=Submarine Commander Is Relieved of Duty |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021173056/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/25/AR2007102503001.html |archive-date=2018-10-21 |url-status=live |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/25/AR2007102503001.html}}</ref> In March 2008, the US Navy revealed that a total of 11 officers and enlisted men had been disciplined in connection with the fraudulent documentation and for cheating on qualification tests. In addition to the Captain, the submarine's engineer officer, the engineering department master chief petty officer, and the entire reactor laboratory division were dismissed from Naval nuclear plant duty and submarine service. No damage was discovered in the [[reactor core]] and the submarine has returned to operational status.<ref>''San Diego Union-Tribune'', "11 Officers, Sailors From S.D.-Based Sub Disciplined", 10 March 2008.</ref>

USS ''Hampton'' completed a Western Pacific deployment from 17 October 2008 to 17 April 2009. She made port visits to Singapore, Yokosuka, Japan, Saipan, and Apra Harbor, Guam, before returning to home port in San Diego. She participated in the first submarine exercise between the United States and the Singapore Navy.

In 2010 and 2011, the USS ''Hampton'' won the Submarine Squadron 11 Battle Efficiency award.

On 15 May 2011, the submarine visited Hong Kong.<ref>{{cite web|author=Yeoman 1st Class James Barnes, Commander Submarine Group 7 Public Affairs |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=60390 |title=USS Hampton Visits Hong Kong |publisher=Navy.mil |access-date=2013-03-30}}</ref>

== Image gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:USS Hampton (SSN-767)2.jpg|USS ''Hampton''
Image:USS Hampton (SSN-767).jpg|''Hampton'' seen in Florida in 1993
</gallery>

== External links ==
{{Commons category|USS Hampton (SSN-767)}}
* [https://www.csp.navy.mil/hampton/ USS ''Hampton'' official home page]
* [http://www.subforce.navy.mil/factsheets/hampton.pdf ''Hampton'' fact sheet]{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

== References ==
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