USS Tulsa Arrives In San Francisco For Commissioning

The USS Tulsa arrived in San Francisco over the weekend as the Navy prepares to commission it.

Monday, February 11th 2019, 9:42 am

By: Richard Clark

USS Tulsa Arrives In San Francisco For Commissioning

The USS Tulsa arrived in San Francisco over the weekend as the Navy prepares to commission it.

The Tulsa will be commissioned on February 16, 2019.

Senator James Lankford will deliver the main address and former Tulsa Mayor Kathy Taylor will serve as the ship's sponsor.

The Tulsa is an Independence-class, 3,200-ton trimaran and will be home to 70 officers and crew. It will be based in San Diego.

Image of the USS Tulsa cruising into San Francisco Bay. Kathy Taylor

This is the second U.S. Navy ship named for Tulsa. The first was a gunboat built in the 1920s which saw action in the South Pacific during World War II.

If you'd like to send a letter to the crew of the USS Tulsa, the address is on the PDF below:

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