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The crew of the USS Asheville will always appreciate an email from someone wishing them the best as they help to protect our shores aboard the USS Asheville. Why not take the time and tell them hello with an email. It seems a natural thought to include the sailors who are onboard the USS Asheville (top photo on right) as we reach out to others in this time of national crisis. For centuries now, it has been an American tradition to write, during the holiday season, or a time of conflict, to those who defend our country. With the unveiling of a new web site for the USS Asheville, all American citizens, but particularly those from Asheville, can now email the officers and crew onboard the USS Asheville, and pull them a little closer to home in the process. The vessel that proudly wears our city's name is a Los Angeles Class nuclear-powered, fast-attack submarine. Commissioned in 1991, the USS Asheville is a true state-of-the-art sub, and is manned by the highly experienced Commander Jerry Miranda, and a well-trained crew of young submariners.
Through the diligence and efforts of FT2 (SS) Jason J. Smith, the USS Asheville now has a pretty impressive web site that details a lot of interesting history and information about the submarine. For example, did you know that this is the fourth US Navy vessel to be named in honor of Asheville? The first was a patrol boat that was commissioned in 1920; while that boat was sunk by the Japanese in the Indian Ocean during World War II, subsequent vessels named for Asheville fought meritoriously through World War II and Vietnam, before being decommissioned in the late 1970s. The fourth, and current, USS Asheville has been in service since 1991 and is part of the US Navy's Pacific Fleet. Asheville.com readers who are interested in sending a message of goodwill to crewmembers or keeping track of the USS Asheville please Like us on Facebook. (Photos provided by the USS Asheville.)
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The crest of the USS Asheville is made up of a color drawing depicting a surfacing submarine with the mountains of western North Carolina in the background; the words "From the mountains to the seas" complete the crest, and seem particularly poignant since the days following September 11.