USS Jefferson City arrives at new Pearl Harbor homeport

Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii — The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) arrived at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on July 9, becoming Submarine Squadron 7’s seventh fast-attack submarine.

“While our homeport has changed, our mission has not,” said Cmdr. Brent Shrader, commanding officer of Jefferson City. “Our crew remains focused on maintaining combat readiness, supporting the submarine force in the region, and delivering the undersea warfighting capability our nation depends on.”

Jefferson City shifted to Guam in 2021 and has since supported multinational operations, including exercise Sea Dragon, aimed at enhancing interoperability and anti-submarine warfare proficiency with allies and partners across the region. In 2025, the submarine earned Commander, Submarine Squadron 15’s Battle Efficiency (“Battle E”) Award for sustained operational excellence, readiness, and warfighting performance.

“I am thrilled to welcome the Jefferson City to Submarine Squadron 7 and the Pearl Harbor waterfront,” said Capt. Jeff Fassbender, commodore, Submarine Squadron 7. “They are an outstanding crew with a wealth of tactical forward-deployed experience that will have a huge impact to the squadron’s readiness and combat capability.”

Commissioned on Feb. 29, 1992, Jefferson City is the only U.S. Navy ship named for Missouri’s capital. The submarine measures 360 feet, displaces more than 6,900 tons, and has a crew of about 140 sailors. It is capable of supporting missions including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. The Pacific Submarine Force provides strategic deterrence, anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, precision land strike, intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, early warning, and special warfare capabilities worldwide.