May 22, 2004 The keel was laid for the third Virginia-class attack submarine PCU North Carolina in Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard. Designated SSN 777, the fourth submarine of the Virginia-class will bear the name North Carolina to honor the Tar Heel State. The submarine will be the fourth ship of the U.S. Navy to bear that name.

September 14, 2006 The North Carolina finished the last major phase of its construction at the Newport News, Va., shipyard, after all pressure hull sections are joined to form a single unit.

April 21, 2007 The Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) North Carolina was christened during an 11 a.m. EDT ceremony at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyard in Newport News, Va. Mrs. Linda Bowman, wife of retired Adm. Frank "Skip" Bowman, former director, Naval Nuclear Reactors, served as the ship's sponsor. Cmdr. Mark E. Davis, is the prospective commanding officer.

February 21, 2008 U.S. Navy took delivery of PCU North Carolina from Northrop Grumman Newport News (NGNN).

May 3, USS North Carolina was commissioned during a ceremony at Port of Wilmington, N.C.

May 16, SSN 777 arrived at its homeport of Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., for the first time.

September 8, Cmdr. Wallace E. Schlauder relieved Capt. Mark Davis as CO of the North Carolina, during a change-of-command ceremony at Norfolk Naval Station's Pier 3.

December 5, USS North Carolina is currently underway for routine training off the coast of Florida.

December 19, The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat two contract modifications totaling $46.5 million to perform work on the North Carolina during its post-shakedown availability. The PSA will include maintenance, repairs, alterations, testing and other activities and will involve more than 500 current employees at its peak. Scheduled for completion in March 2010, the contract has an estimated total potential value of $70 million.

July 22, 2010 USS North Carolina departed Naval Submarine Base New London.

November 15, The North Carolina arrived in its new homeport of Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for the first time, after completing the four-month inner-fleet transfer from Groton.

April 14, 2011 Cmdr. Richard E. Rhinehart, Jr., relieved Cmdr. Wallace E. Schlauder as CO of the SSN 777 during a change-of-command ceremony on board the sub at Pearl Harbor.

December 1, USS North Carolina departed Pearl Harbor for its maiden western Pacific deployment.

December 21, The North Carolina pulled into Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a scheduled port visit.

January 3, 2012 SSN 777 pulled into Apra Harbor, Guam, for a routine port visit to get tender support from USS Emory S. Land (AS 39).

March 19, USS North Carolina moored at Akasaki Pier in Fleet Activities Sasebo, Japan, for a 15-day upkeep. Brief stop at White Beach, Okinawa, on April 6.

May 13, The North Carolina pulled into Subic Bay, Republic of the Philippines, for a scheduled port call.

June 1, USS North Carolina returned to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after a six-month deployment.

February 6, 2013 The Virginia-class attack submarine departed Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego after emergent repairs.

December 19, USS North Carolina departed homeport for a scheduled western Pacific deployment.

From Dec. 30- Jan. 1, 2014, the North Carolina participated in a Snapdragon exercise, with the P-3C Orion and P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, assigned to Patrol Squadron (VP) 16 and forward-deployed to Kadena Air Base, approximately 350 miles southeast of Okinawa, Japan; Brief stop at White Beach, Okinawa, on Jan. 2.

March 17, SSN 777 recently pulled into Apra Harbor, Guam, for a routine port call.

April 26, USS North Carolina moored at Berth 5, Changi Naval Base in Singapore for a scheduled port visit.

June 8, The North Carolina moored at Berth 13S, Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for a three-day port call.

June 19, USS North Carolina returned to Pearl Harbor after a six-month deployment.

June 24, Cmdr. Gary G. Montalvo, Jr., relieved Cmdr. Richard E. Rhinehart, Jr., as the 4th CO of North Carolina during a change-of-command ceremony on board the sub.

December 4, The North Carolina departed Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a day-long VIP cruise. Underway for local operations on Jan. 13, 2015.

February 4, USS North Carolina returned to homeport after underway for routine training.

September 16, USS North Carolina departed Pearl Harbor for a scheduled western Pacific deployment.

November 5, SSN 777 moored at Berth 13S in Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for a four-day port visit; Brief stop at White Beach, Okinawa, on Dec. 14 and 17th.

February 16, 2016 The North Carolina moored at Berth 1 in Busan Naval Base, Republic of Korea, for a scheduled port visit after participated in a submarine exercise with the ROKS Kim Jwa-Jin (SS 076), in the Sea of Japan, from Feb. 13-15.

March 4, USS North Carolina recently moored at Bravo Wharf in Apra Harbor, Guam, to participate in a Multi-Sail 2016 exercise, with Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 15, USS Chicago (SSN 721) and four Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ships.

March 17, USS North Carolina moored at Wharf S1B on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after completing a six-month deployment.

May 9, The North Carolina departed Pearl Harbor for a three-day Dependent's Cruise to Lahaina, Maui.

December 13, USS North Carolina entered the Dry Dock #1 at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PHNSY&IMF).

January 20, 2017 Cmdr. Matthew H. Lewis relieved Cmdr. Gary G. Montalvo, Jr., as CO of the North Carolina during a change-of-command ceremony at the Sharkey Theater on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.

February 16, 2018 The North Carolina undocked and moored at Wharf B2 on Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard.

October 31, USS North Carolina moored at Pier S8 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after a two-day underway for sea trials, following a two-year Extended Drydocking Selected Restricted Availability (E-DSRA); Underway again from Nov. 25-29.

December 3, SSN 777 moored at Wharf W5, Naval Magazine Lualualei for ammo onload; Moored at Pier S8 for a brief stop before underway again on Dec. 4.

January 15, 2019 USS North Carolina moored at Pier S9 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after underway for routine operations; Underway again from Jan. 17-24.

February 22, The North Carolina moored at Pier S8 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after underway for a Submarine Commander's Course (SCC), off the northwest coast of Kauai; Underway again on May 11; Moored at Wharf S10 on May 2?.

May 31, Cmdr. Michael Fisher relieved Cmdr. Matthew H. Lewis as CO of the North Carolina during a change-of-command ceremony on board the sub.

July 9, The Virginia-class attack submarine made a brief stop off Naval Base Point Loma in San Diego for personnel transfer; Moored at N/S/O Sierra Pier from July 11-22; Brief stop off Naval Base Point Loma on July 25; Moored at N/S/O Sierra Pier again for a brief stop on July 29 and Aug. 4; Brief stop off NB Point Loma again on Aug. 10 and 16th.

August 22, USS North Carolina made a brief stop in Pearl Harbor for personnel transfer; Moored at Wharf Y2 on Aug. 26; Underway again on Oct. ?; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor on Nov. 7; Returned home on Nov. 18.

January 20, 2020 The North Carolina moored at Wharf W5, Naval Magazine Lualualei for ammo onload; Moored at Wharf Y2 on Jan. 24; Underway again on Jan. 30.

March 25, USS North Carolina departed Pearl Harbor for a scheduled western Pacific deployment.

April 24, The North Carolina made a brief stop at Anchorage A-10, off Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for supplies; Moored at Berth 13S in Fleet Activities Yokosuka from June 19-20.

September 22, The North Carolina made a brief stop in Pearl Harbor to embark the Nuclear Propulsion Examination Board (NPEB) personnel for Operational Reactor Safeguards Examination (ORSE).

September 24, USS North Carolina moored at Wharf S20 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a six-month deployment.

October 2?, The North Carolina departed homeport for routine operations; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor for personnel transfer on Oct. 30; Moored at Wharf W5 for ammo offload on Nov. 2; Moored at Wharf Y3A on Nov. 6.

March 8, 2021 USS North Carolina moored at Wharf W5, Naval Magazine Lualualei for ammo onload; Underway for sea trials from March 12-1?; Underway again on March 25; Moored at Wharf S10 on April 5; Moved to Wharf S1B on April 28.

April 29, Rear Adm. Jeffrey T. Jablon relieved Rear Adm. Blake L. Converse as Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet (COMSUBPAC) during a change-of-command ceremony on board the North Carolina.

May 1?, The North Carolina departed homeport for routine operations; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor on May 19 and June 1; Moored at Wharf Y3A on June 3; Underway again on June 16.

November 4, USS North Carolina departed Pearl Harbor for a scheduled western Pacific deployment.

February 25, 2022 USS North Carolina moored at Berth 13S in Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan, for a four-day port visit; Brief stop off Yokosuka on March 30.

May 25, USS North Carolina moored at Wharf S10 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a nearly seven-month deployment.

June 28, Cmdr. Tad J. Robbins relieved Cmdr. Michael Fisher as CO of the North Carolina during a change-of-command ceremony on board the sub.

September 12, The North Carolina made a brief stop in Pearl Harbor for personnel transfer; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor again on Sept. 20.

November 12, USS North Carolina made a brief stop in Pearl Harbor for personnel transfer; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor again on Nov. 16; Moored at Wharf Y3B on Nov. 22.

January 15, 2023 SSN 777 made a brief stop in Pearl Harbor for personnel transfer.

April 10, The North Carolina moored at Wharf S10 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam after underway for routine operations; Underway again on April ?; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor on April 25; Moored at Wharf Y3B on April 2?; Underway again from May 8-18; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor on May 31 and June 6; Moored at Wharf S11 on June ?.

June 30, USS North Carolina departed Pearl Harbor for a scheduled western Pacific deployment.

July 22, The North Carolina participated in a photo exercise (PHOTOEX) with the USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), USS Antietam (CG 54), USS Robert Smalls (CG 62) and HMAS Perth (FFH 157), while underway off the northwest coast of Australia; Moored at Diamantina Pier, HMAS Stirling in Garden Island, Western Australia, from Aug. 4-11; Brief stop off White Beach Naval Facility in Okinawa on Sept. 11 and Nov. 28; Moored at Naval Base Guam from Dec. ?-22.

January 5, 2024 USS North Carolina moored at Berth 13S in Fleet Activities Yokosuka for a five-day port visit.

January 31, USS North Carolina moored at Pier S9 on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam following a seven-month deployment.

March ?, The North Carolina moored at Wharf Y3B on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam; Moved to Wharf W5, Naval Magazine Lualualei for ammo offload on May 6; Moored at Wharf Y3A on May 9; Underway again on June ?; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor on June 20.

July 22, USS North Carolina participated in a PHOTOEX, as part of the biennial multinational exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024, while underway north of Kauai; Brief stop in Pearl Harbor on July 25; Moored at Wharf Y3B on July ?; Moved to Dry Dock #1 in Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard on Sept. 4.

September 26, Cmdr. Michael Fritts relieved Cmdr. Tad J. Robbins as CO of the North Carolina during a change-of-command ceremony at the USS Parche Memorial park in Pearl Harbor.