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The USS Greeneville (SSN-772) is a Los Angeles-class submarine of the United States Navy named for Greeneville, Tennessee. She was commissioned in Newport News, Virginia in 1988 and was launched in 1994.

The town of Greeneville, home of 17th U.S. President Andrew Johnson, maintains close ties with the USS Greeneville and her crew. The honor of having a 6,000 ton nuclear-powered submarine is typically reserved for large cities such as Los Angeles, Salt Lake City and Boston; together the citizens, businesses and representatives of Greeneville successfully launched a campaign to get a small town's name on the hull of a sub. 

03/24/2010: 'USS Greeneville' Crew Celebrates Sub's 500th Dive

The USS Greeneville, the fast-attack nuclear submarine named for this community, achieved a significant milestone on Feb. 21 by completing its 500th dive.

03/05/2010: USS Greeneville Documentary Well-Received Locally

"The USS Greeneville Rising," a new documentary on the USS Greeneville, was broadcast for the first time Thursday night by 11 Connects WJHL-TV, and won rave reviews from a number of local citizens very familiar with the 21-year history of the fast-attack nuclear submarine named for this community.

Click here to see more news updates about the USS Greeneville, reaching back to January 1999.