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| | Hicks relieves Brenton as Commanding Officer, USS Portsmouth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18) |
 | | Portsmouth, a Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine, is transiting to Norfolk, Va., where she is scheduled for decommissioning in September 2004. |
 | | Portsmouth was inactivated in September and is currently in Norfolk Naval Shipyard undergoing preparations for decommissioning. |
 | | Portsmouth was commissioned Oct.1, 1983 in Portsmouth N.H., which is the ship’s namesake city along with Portsmouth, Va. Since then Portsmouth earned five Meritorious Unit Commendations, five Battle “E” Efficiency awards, a Navy Expeditionary Medal, and various other awards recognizing the performance by its crew. |
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