Sunday, October 14, 2012

Navy nuclear submarine, Aegis cruiser collide

Mc2 Aaron Chase / US Navy

The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Montpelier (SSN 765) returns to Naval Station Norfolk recently after a routine six-month deployment.

By NBC's Jim Miklaszewski and Courtney Kube

A U.S. Navy nuclear submarine and an Aegis cruiser collided during routine training off the U.S. East Coast about 3:30 p.m. Saturday, NBC News has learned.

US Navy

No personnel aboard either the USS Montpelier or USS San Jacinto were injured, Pentagon officials told NBC News. Both ships continued to operate under their own power.

The incident remained under investigation Saturday evening.


The Montpelier is a nuclear-powered Los Angeles-class fast attack sub launched in 1991. The San Jacinto is an Aegis-class missile cruiser commissioned in 1988.

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