Editing USS Greeneville (section)

==Boat's history==
===The ''Ehime Maru'' incident===
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[[File:USS Greeneville (SSN 772) - dry dock Pearl Harbor (1).jpg|thumb|left|The USS ''Greeneville'' at a Hawaiian dry dock in February 2001, following collision.]]

On 9 February 2001, while conducting a main ballast tank blow off the coast of [[Oahu]] while hosting several civilian "distinguished visitors", mainly donors to the Battleship ''Missouri'' Memorial, ''Greeneville'' struck the 191-foot (58 m) Japanese [[fishery]] high school training ship ''Ehime Maru'' (えひめ丸), causing the fishing boat to sink in less than ten minutes with the death of nine crew members, including four high school students.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/02/09/sub.accident.02/ | title=CNN.com – U.S. sub hits Japanese fishing vessel, 10 missing | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050411015811/http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/02/09/sub.accident.02/ | archive-date=11 April 2005 | date=9 February 2001 | url-status=dead}}</ref> The commander of ''Greeneville'', Commander [[Scott Waddle]], accepted full responsibility for the incident. However, after he faced a [[Naval Board of Inquiry|court of inquiry]], it was decided a full [[court-martial]] would be unnecessary and opted for a non-judicial punishment; Commander Waddle's request to retire was approved for 1 October 2001 with an honorable discharge.<ref>US Navy, Record of Proceedings

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===The Saipan incident===
On 27 August 2001, ''Greeneville'' ran aground while entering port in [[Saipan]] on a routine Western Pacific deployment. The boat's underside, rudder, and propulsion train suffered minor damage; repairs required drydocking and a significant delay in the remainder of her deployment.  The boat's commanding officer, Commander David Bogdan, was relieved of command, and the navigator and assistant navigator were also removed from their duties. In addition, the navigator and the sub's executive officer, Lieutenant Commander Gerald Pfieffer, were found guilty of "hazarding a vessel" during an [[Mast (naval)|admiral's mast]], conducted by Rear Admiral Joseph Enright, Commander, Submarine Group Seven.

===USS ''Ogden'' collision===
On 27 January 2002, less than a year after colliding with ''Ehime Maru'' and five months after running aground, ''Greeneville'' collided with {{USS|Ogden|LPD-5}} during a personnel transfer off the coast of [[Oman]], opening a 5 by 18&nbsp;inch (130 by 460&nbsp;mm) hole in one of ''Ogden''{{'}}s fuel tanks and spilling several thousand gallons of fuel. After the collision, both vessels left the area under their own power.

===Post-2002 service===
Following the investigation regarding the collision with ''Ogden'', Commander Lindsay R. Hankins was permitted to remain in command of the ''Greeneville''. Despite the fact the ''Ogden''{{'}}s commanding officer was fired, Hankins went on to have a successful command tour with his XO LCDR Mark D. Pyle. Capt. Hankins went on to be awarded the coveted [[Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale Award for Inspirational Leadership]]. LCDR Pyle also went on to have the honor of being bestowed with the [[John Paul Jones]] award, which recognizes outstanding leadership.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.marines.mil/News/Messages/Messages-Display/Article/894645/2005-navy-league-award-recipients/ | website=marines.mil |access-date=20 April 2023| publisher=US Marines | title=2005 NAVY LEAGUE AWARD RECIPIENTS}}</ref>

On 9 July 2004, when Commander Lorin Selby relieved Hankins as commanding officer of ''Greeneville'', Captain [[Cecil Haney]], Commodore, Submarine Squadron One, stated that "The performance of USS ''Greeneville'' during Captain Hankins' tour has been nothing but remarkable. It has been marked by top grades in both tactical and engineering readiness. Lee Hankins was handpicked by our leadership for the job as CO of ''Greeneville''. They got it right."<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rush |first1=David |title=Former Greeneville Skipper Selected for Vice Adm. James Stockdale Leadership Award |url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=16087 |website=Navy.mil |publisher=US Navy |access-date=2 October 2019 }}{{dead link|date=April 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Hankins was selected for promotion to Captain in 2005 and served as Commodore of Submarine Squadron One (COMSUBRON 1) based in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Captain Hankins later served as the Chief of Staff for the Commander, Submarine Forces Pacific.

Between 25 and 27 March 2006, a series of anti-submarine warfare exercises were held in Hawaiian waters that included ''Greeneville''; [[Carrier Strike Group Nine]]; the nuclear-powered attack submarines {{USS|Seawolf|SSN-21|2}}, {{USS|Cheyenne|SSN-773|2}}, {{USS|Tucson|SSN-770|2}}, and {{USS|Pasadena|SSN-752|2}}, as well as land-based [[Lockheed P-3 Orion|P-3 Orion aircraft]] from patrol squadrons [[VP-4]], [[VP-9]], and [[VP-47]].<ref>{{cite web | author= Photographer's Mate Airman Tim Roache and Journalist 2nd Class Michael Cook | title= ''Lincoln'' Carrier Strike Group Conducts Undersea Warfare Training | url= http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=22758 | work= NNS060317-06 | publisher= USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs | date= 17 March 2006 | access-date= 24 December 2010 | archive-date= 13 September 2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070913225322/https://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=22758 | url-status= dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= Carrier Strike Group 9 Enters 7th Fleet AOR | url= http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=22794 | work= NNS060320-11 | publisher= USS Abraham Lincoln Public Affairs | date= 20 March 2006 | access-date= 24 December 2010 | archive-date= 13 September 2007 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070913225827/https://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=22794 | url-status= dead }}</ref>

In October 2007, ''Greeneville'' left her home port of Pearl Harbor to conduct a Depot Modernization Period at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, ME. She returned to Pearl Harbor, HI in July 2009. In early 2011, ''Greeneville'' returned from a Western Pacific deployment under the command of CDR Carullo.