A submarine of the Los Angeles class design, USS Olympia (SSN 717), will arrive in Subic Bay Thursday for a routine port call, the United States embassy said in a statement.
The US Embassy said that the port visit highlights the strong historic, community, and military connections between the US and the Philippines.
This visit will allow the ship to replenish supplies as well as give the crew an opportunity for rest and relaxation.
The USS Olympia SSN 717 set sail in February 1986 to her home in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. She is the second United States ship to bear the name in honor of the city of Olympia, Washington.
Original USS Olympia was commissioned in 1895 and, as part of the Asiatic fleet, became the flagship of Commodore George Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay in 1898.
No further details were given to the media. (Anthony Bayarong, The Philippine Star)
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