The San Diego based Los Angeles-class, fast attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) visited the Association of Differently Abled Persons Sep. 7 during their port visit to Subic Bay.
The visit was organized by Commander, Submarine Group Seven, to allow Sailors to give something back and interact with the local community.
The group spent the morning visiting with the children at their local school and learning about the challenges they face. The group sang songs, played games with the children and let them play with their iPhones, which were very popular. Hampton Sailors visited the school with Sailors from the USS Emory S. Land (AS-39), which is also moored in Subic Bay.
“This was a great opportunity for everyone who was able to go see these children,” said Senior Chief Electronics Technician (SS) Nick Green, Hampton’s assistant navigator.
Measuring more than 360 feet long and weighing more than 6000 tons when submerged, Hampton is one of the most complex submarines in the world. This submarine is capable of supporting a multitude of missions including anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface ship warfare, strike, and intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance.
Hampton’s parent squadron is Commander, Submarine Squadron Eleven, homeported in San Diego, Calif.
[mappress] Press Release, September 11, 2013; Image: Navy