USS New Orleans

The USS New Orleans is a U.S. Navy amphibious transport dock. The vessel collided with the Navy submarine USS Hartford 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. The submarine was also damaged in the collision. No one on the ship was injured, but 15 people on USS Hartford were slightly injured.Bloomberg: U.S. Submarine, Naval Ship Collide in Hormuz Strait (March 20, 2009) CNN: U.S. Navy vessels collide near Iran (March 20, 2009)

USS New Orleans collided with the U.S. Navy submarine USS Hartford on March 20, 2009, in the Strait of Hormuz around 5 a.m. Both vessels were damaged, but could operate after the collision. The nuclear-powered propulsion plant on the submarine was not damaged, but the submarine was slightly damaged. The collision is under investigation. The vessels were on their way to ports in the Persian Gulf to stock up on provisions.Bloomberg: U.S. Submarine, Naval Ship Collide in Hormuz Strait (March 20, 2009)

The ship underwent repairs after a 2008 report by the Navy's Bureau of Inspection and Survey found that the ship had a number of problems and was not ready for full combat service. The survey found that the ship needed about 400,000 hours of repairs to be ready for full combat.United Press International: U.S. Navy ship has litany of problems (October 1, 2008)