USS Hartford

The USS Hartford is a U.S. Navy submarine. It is the second vessel with the same name. The submarine collided with the Navy's USS New Orleans on March 20, 2009, in the Strait of Hormuz. Both vessels were damaged, but could operate after the collision. 15 sailors on the submarine suffered minor injures. The nuclear-powered propulsion plant on the submarine was not damaged.Bloomberg: U.S. Submarine, Naval Ship Collide in Hormuz Strait (March 20, 2009) CNN: U.S. Navy vessels collide near Iran (March 20, 2009)

The submarine collided with the USS New Orleans, an amphibious transport dock, around 5 a.m. on March 20, 2009, in the Strait of Hormuz. A fuel tank was ruptured on the USS New Orleans, causing 25,000 liters of diesel fuel to spill in the water. No one on USS New Orleans was injured. The collision is under investigation.Bloomberg: U.S. Submarine, Naval Ship Collide in Hormuz Strait (March 20, 2009) CNN: U.S. Navy vessels collide near Iran (March 20, 2009)

The first USS Hartford was commissioned in May 1859. It was a ship that served in the U.S. Civil War. It was decommissioned in 1926.