USS Cheyenne (SSN-773), the final Los Angeles-class submarine, is the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Cheyenne, Wyoming. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 28 November 1989 and her keel was laid down on 6 July 1992. She was launched on 16 April 1995 sponsored by Mrs. Ann Simpson, wife of Wyoming Senator Alan K. Simpson, and commissioned on 13 September 1996, with Commander Peter H. Ozimik in command. Cheyenne transferred to her homeport of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1998.
U.S. Sailors assigned to the attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) and South Korean sailors secure a brow as the sub arrives in Busan, South Korea, March 20, 2013 130320-N-TB410-459
USS Cheyenne enters the new Super Flood Basin for Portsmouth Naval Shipyard’s Dry Dock 1
U.S. Sailors aboard the attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) pull a mooring line as the sub arrives in Busan, South Korea, March 20, 2013 130320-N-TB410-294
USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) leaves Auxiliary Repair Dry Dock (ARDM) 4, Nov. 3, 2021, at Submarine Base New London
USS Cheyenne SSN-773
Two South Korean navy tugboats guide the attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) toward the pier as the sub arrives in Busan, South Korea, March 20, 2013 130320-N-TB410-018
U.S. Sailors aboard the attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) stand ready as the boat arrives in Busan, South Korea, March 20, 2013 130320-N-TB410-186
Cheyenne moored
US Navy 030424-N-5376G-025 Sailors aboard the Los Angeles class attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) wave to family members as the submarine pulls into port returning from deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom
US Navy 030424-N-5376G-023 Sailors aboard the Los Angeles class attack submarine USS Cheyenne (SSN 773) wave to family members as the submarine pulls into port returning from deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom