The Newport News (SSN 750), a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the third ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for Newport News, Virginia. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on April 19, 1982 and her keel was laid down on March 3, 1984. She was launched on March 15, 1986, sponsored by Mrs. Rosemary D. Trible, and commissioned on June 3, 1989, with Cmdr. Mark B. Keef in command.

October 3, 2002 USS Newport News departed Naval Station Nofolk for a scheduled deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.

January 6, 2003 SSN 750 moored outboard the USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) at Naval Support Activity La Maddalena in Sardinia, Italy, for a week-long Fleet Maintenance Availability (FMAV). Inport La Maddalena again from Feb. 11-15.

March 31, The Newport News pulled into Souda Bay, Crete, for a four-day port call to get tender support services from Emory S. Land.

April 23, USS Newport News returned to homeport after six-and-a-half month combat deployment. The sub launched 19 Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles (TLAMs) in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF).

October 25, 2004 USS Newport News departed Apra Harbor, Guam, after a routine port call.

February 15, 2005 USS Newport News returned to Norfolk Naval Station after a six-month deployment in the U.S 5th and 6th Fleet Areas of Responsibility (AoR).

March 4, Cmdr. Matthew A. Weingart relieved Cmdr. Frederick J. Capria as CO of the Newport News during a change-of-command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk's Pier 3. Capria reported as Newport News’ commanding officer in July 2002.

April 24, 2006 The nuclear-powered attack submarine is currently participating in a Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX).

October 3, USS Newport News departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment, with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Carrier Strike Group, in support of the Global War on Terrorism.

January 8, 2007 SSN 750 collided with the Japanese-flagged motor vessel Mogamigawa at approximately 10:15 p.m. (local time) in the Strait of Hormuz while the submarine was transiting submerged. No U.S. Sailors or merchant crew were injured. Overall damage to the sub is being evaluated. The propulsion plant was unaffected by this collision.

January 29, Rear Adm. Douglas J. McAneny, Commander, Combined Task Force 54 relieved of duty Cmdr. Matthew Weingart due to a "lack of confidence in his ability to command." Capt. Norman B. Moore assumed temporary command of the Newport News.

April 24, USS Newport News returned to Norfolk after six-and-a-half month deployment.

October 1, 2009 The Newport News pulled into Willemstad, Netherlands Antilles, for a five-day port visit to Curacao.

October 15, USS Newport News returned to Naval Station Norfolk after a six-month deployment. The submarine participated in the 50th UNITAS exercise with South American allies and visited ports of Panama City, Panama; and San Diego.

April 20, 2010 Cmdr. J. Carl Hartsfield relieved Cmdr. David W. Alldridge as CO of SSN 750 during a change-of-command ceremony at Norfolk Naval Station.

April 26, USS Newport News arrived in Port Everglades, Fla., for a Fleet Week 2010.

December 17, The Newport News returned to Norrfolk after a Friends and Family Tiger Cruise.

January 6, 2011 The Los Angeles-class attack submarine departed homeport for local operations.

February 21, USS Newport News departed Naval Station Norfolk for a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet AoR.

August 18, SSN 750 pulled into Portsmouth, England, for a routine port call.

September 15, USS Newport News returned to homeport after traveled nearly 40,000 n.m. Port calls to Toulon, France; Faslane, Scotland; Haakonsvern, Norway; and Lisbon, Portugal.

December ?, 2011 USS Newport News entered the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va., for a 23-month Engineered Overhaul (EOH).

August 2, 2013 Cmdr. Christopher J. Tarsa relieved Cmdr. J. Carl Hartsfield as the 12th CO of Newport News.

August 29, The Newport News departed dry-dock and moored to pierside location at Norfolk Naval Shipyard; Completed EOH on May 29, 2014.

July 29, The Los Angeles-class attack submarine departed Naval Station Norfolk for local operations.

August 15, Capt. Paul S. Snodgrass, Commander, Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 6, relieved of duty Cmdr. Christopher Tarsa due to a "loss of confidence in his ability to command." Cmdr. Roger E. Meyer, deputy commander at SUBRON 6, assumed temporary command of the USS Newport News.

September ?, Cmdr. Patrick B. Clark relieved Cmdr. Roger E. Meyer as CO of the Newport News.

September 11, 2015 Vice Adm. Joseph E. Tofalo relieved Vice Adm. Michael J. Connor as Commander, Submarine Forces/Submarine Force Atlantic/Allied Submarine Command during a change-of-command ceremony on board the Newport News at Berth 2, Pier 12 on Naval Station Norfolk.

September 14, USS Newport News departed homeport for a routine training; Brief stop off Naval Station Norfolk for personnel transfer on Sept. 18; Moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va., from Sept. 25- Oct. 2; Brief stop at Norfolk on Oct. 9; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 3 on Oct. 13; Underway for local operations on Nov. 14; Brief stop off Naval Station Norfolk on Nov. 20 and Nov. 23; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 3 on Nov. 28; Underway again from Nov. 30- Dec. ? and Dec. 11-1?.

December 24, USS Newport News departed Norfolk for a scheduled deployment.

January 7, 2016 The Newport News moored at Haakonsvern Naval Base in Bergen, Norway, for a routine port call.

January 20, SSN 750 moored at Berth 50, South Mole on Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Gibraltar, British overseas teritory, for a 17-day port call to conduct emergent repairs.

February 28, USS Newport News moored at West Berth K14, NATO Fueling Depot in Souda Bay, Crete, for a brief stop while participating in Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) exercise Dynamic Manta 16, in the Ionian Sea, from Feb. 19 through March 4; Brief stop at Berth K14 again on March 6; Transited the Suez Canal, escorted by USS Gonzalez (DDG 66), on March 9.

May 21, The Newport News transited the Suez Canal northbound, escorted by USS Gravely (DDG 107); Moored at Berth K14 in Souda Bay from May 23-26; Brief stop off Norfolk to embark Nuclear Propulsion Examination Board (NPEB) personnel for Operational Reactor Safeguards Examination (ORSE) on June 8.

June 10, USS Newport News moored at Berth 1, Pier 3 on Naval Station Norfolk following a five-and-a-half month deployment to the U.S. 5th and 6th Fleet AoR. The sub traveled 41,000 nautical miles and also made port call to Diego Garcia.

November 7, The Newport News moored at Berth 1, Pier 3 on Naval Station Norfolk after a two-week underway for Prospective Commanding Officer (PCO) operations.

November 10, Cmdr. Michael C. Grubb relieved Cmdr. Patrick B. Clark as CO of the SSN 750 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the sub.

November 21, USS Newport News moored at Berth 5, Pier 3 after underway for routine training; Underway in support of the USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77) CSG's COMPTUEX, as part of opposition forces, on Nov. 28; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 3 on Dec. 22.

January 18, 2017 The Newport News departed Norfolk for routine operations; Brief stop at Trident Wharf in Port Canaveral, Fla., on Jan. 31; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 3 in Naval Station Norfolk on Feb. 2; Underway again on March 21.

March 29, USS Newport News moored to a barge at Naval Anchorage B in Chesapeake Bay, off Annapolis, Md., for a five-day visit to U.S. Naval Academy.

April 24, The Newport News moored at Trident Wharf in Port Canaveral for an overnight stop after a day-long underway for VIP Cruise; Moored at Wharf D1 in Naval Station Mayport from April 27- May 2 and May 4-7.

June 2, The Newport News moored at Berth 5, Pier 3 on Naval Station Norfolk; Moved to Berth 2, Pier 3 on June 19; Underway again from Sept. 1-? and Oct. 25.

November 3, USS Newport News made a brief stop off Naval Station Norfolk for personnel transfer; Moored at Berth 6, Pier 3 on Nov. 6.

January 21, 2018 The Newport News moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown, Va., for a week-long ammo onload; Moored at Berth 1, Pier 3 on Feb. 2; Underway again on Feb. 5; Brief stop off Naval Station Norfolk for personnel transfer on Feb. 8 and Feb. 12; Moored at Berth 5, Pier 3 on Feb. 16.

March 8, USS Newport News departed Norfolk for a scheduled North Atlantic deployment.

April 3, The Newport News made a brief stop approximately 15 n.m. southwest of Haakonsvern Naval Base in Bergen, Norway.

April 17, USS Newport News moored at Valiant Jetty on Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, for the in-port phase of a multinational exercise Joint Warrior 18-1; Underway for at-sea phase on April 23; Moored at Valiant Jetty again from April 24-29.

June 15, SSN 750 moored at Valiant Jetty on HMNB Clyde in Faslane for a six-day port call; Moored at HMNB Clyde again from July 27- Aug. 3; Transited the Straits of Moyle northbound, just after midnight, on Aug. 4; Transited the Strait of Gibraltar eastbound on Aug. ?.

August 30, The Newport News moored at Berth 50, South Mole in Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Gibraltar, British overseas teritory, for a four-day port call; Brief stop off Norfolk to embark Nuclear Propulsion Examination Board (NPEB) personnel for Operational Reactor Safeguards Examination (ORSE) on Oct. 10.

October 13, USS Newport News moored at Berth 2, Pier 3 on Naval Station Norfolk following a seven-month deployment.

November 20, The Newport News moored at Naval Weapons Station Yorktown for an 11-day ammo offload; Moored at Berth 4, Pier 3 on Dec. 1.

April 11, 2019 USS Newport News moored at Berth 2, Pier 3 on Naval Station Norfolk after a four-day underway for sea trials, following a four-month Selected Restricted Availability (SRA); Underway for PCO operations from April 16-19.

April 23, Cmdr. David W. Fassel relieved Cmdr. Michael C. Grubb as CO of the Newport News during a change-of-command ceremony on board the sub.

April 25, USS Newport News departed homeport for routine operations; Moored at Trident Wharf in Port Canaveral, Fla., for a brief stop on May 23; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 3 in Naval Station Norfolk on May 2?.

June 12, The Newport News moored at Berth 5, Pier 3 on Naval Station Norfolk after a five-day underway for routine training; Underway again on June 14; Brief stop off Naval Station Norfolk for personnel transfer on June 17; Moored at Berth 2, Pier 3 on June 21; Underway again on Aug. 31.

September 23, The Los Angeles-class attack submarine made a brief stop off Naval Station Norfolk for personnel transfer; Returned home on Sept. 25; Underway again on Oct. 4; Brief stop off Naval Station Norfolk on Oct. 15; Moored at Berth 4, Pier 3 on Oct. 22.

November 13, USS Newport News moored at Berth 5, Pier 3 on Naval Station Norfolk after a five-day underway for routine operations; Underway again on Dec. ?; Brief stop off Naval Station Norfolk for personnel transfer on Dec. 5; Returned home on Dec. 9; Moved to Berth 6, Pier 12 on Dec. 13.

December 19, USS Newport News departed Norfolk for a scheduled Middle East deployment.

January 31, 2020 The Newport News made a brief stop off the coast of Djibouti, Djibouti, for personnel transfer.

From June 15-17, the Newport News participated in an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise with the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) CSG, while underway in the North Arabian Sea.

July 18, USS Newport News moored at Berth 4, Pier 3 on Naval Station Norfolk following a seven-month deployment. The sub traveled approximately 45,000 n.m. and also made port call to Diego Garcia.

August 31, The Newport News moored at Pier 10N in its new homeport of Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut.

October 15, USS Newport News entered the floating dry-dock Shippingport (ARDM 4) on Naval Submarine Base New London for a Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (DSRA).

April 14, 2021 The Newport News undocked and moored pierside on Naval Submarine Base New London.

August 20, Cmdr. Joseph A. Fontenot relieved Cmdr. David W. Fassel as CO of the Newport News during a change-of-command ceremony on board the sub at Pier 31N.

January 14, 2022 USS Newport News moored at Pier 8N on Naval Submarine Base New London after underway for routine operations; Underway again on Jan. ?; Moored at Pier 17S on Feb. 1; Underway again on March 30; Brief stop off Naval Station Norfolk for personnel transfer on April 8 and 14th.

June 20, The Newport News made a brief stop off Naval Station Norfolk for personnel transfer; Moored at Pier 12S in Naval Submarine Base New London on June 2?; Underway again on June 30; Moored at Pier 31N on July 4.

July 14, USS Newport News departed Groton for a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet Area of Responsibility (AoR).

July 29, The Newport News moored at Grotsund Terminal in Port of Tromso, Norway, for a brief stop; Moored at Grotsund Terminal again from Oct. 8-13; Moored at Her Majesty's Naval Base (HMNB) Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, from Nov. 23- Dec. 2; Moored at Berth 3, Pier 1 on Naval Station Rota, Spain, from Dec. 14-20.

January 3, 2023 USS Newport News moored at Pier 12S on Naval Submarine Base New London following a nearly six-month deployment.

February 28, The Newport News departed homeport for routine operations; Moored at Pier 8N on March 17; Underway again on March 21; Moored at Pier 17S on March 31; Underway in support of exercise Agile Player 23 on May ?; Brief stop off Naval Station Norfolk for personnel transfer on May 15 and June 8.

July 25, SSN 750 moored at HMNB Clyde in Faslane, Scotland, for a three-day port call.

August 9, USS Newport News moored at Pier 17N on Naval Submarine Base New London following a three-month deployment in the U.S. 2nd and 6th Fleet AoR.

October 5, The Newport News moved from Pier 17N to Pier 17S on Naval Submarine Base New London.

November 3, Cmdr. Eric McCay relieved Cmdr. Joseph A. Fontenot as CO of the Newport News during a change-of-command ceremony on board the sub.

February ?, 2024 USS Newport News departed Naval Submarine Base New London for routine training; Brief stop off Groton for personnel transfer on Feb. 8, 14, 20, 23, 27 and March 1; Moored at Pier 6S on March 4; Underway again on March 5; Brief stop off Groton on March 7.

March 14, The Newport News moored at Trident Wharf in Port Canaveral, Fla, for a four-day port call; Brief stop off Groton for personnel transfer on April 2; Moored at Pier 6S on April 4.

April 19, Capt. Philip P. Castellano relieved Capt. Thomas P. O’Donnell as Commander, Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 12 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the Newport News.