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The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is the newest class of nuclear-powered cruise missile fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy.The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering operations. [10]
Class and type: Virginia-class submarine: Displacement: 10,200 tons: Length: 460 ft (140 m) Beam: 34 ft (10.4 m) Draft: 32 ft (9.8 m) Propulsion: S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine: Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h) Endurance: can remain submerged for periods in excess of 3 months: Test depth: greater than 800 ft (244 m) Complement: 15 officers; 120 ...
Class and type: Virginia-class submarine: Displacement: 10,200 tons: Length: 460 ft (140 m) Beam: 34 ft (10.4 m) Draft: 32 ft (9.8 m) Propulsion: S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine: Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) Endurance: can remain submerged for periods in excess of 3 months: Test depth: greater than 800 ft (244 m) Complement: 15 ...
Class and type: Virginia-class submarine: Displacement: 10,200 tons: Length: 460 ft (140 m) Beam: 34 ft (10.4 m) Draft: 32 ft (9.8 m) Propulsion: S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine: Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h) Endurance: can remain submerged for more than 3 months: Test depth: greater than 800 ft (244 m) Complement: 15 officers; 120 enlisted ...
USS New Jersey (SSN-796), a Block IV Virginia-class submarine, is the third United States Navy vessel named for the state of New Jersey. The first two New Jerseys were battleships BB-16 and BB-62. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name for the third New Jersey on 25 May 2015, at a ceremony in Jersey City, New Jersey. [5] [6] [7]
A new Virginia-class submarine has been delivered to the U.S. Navy: The future USS New Jersey. The fast-attack submarine was accepted from Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding ...
USS Virginia (SSN-774) is a nuclear powered cruise missile attack submarine and the lead ship of her class, currently serving in the United States Navy (USN). She is the tenth vessel of the Navy to be named for the Commonwealth of Virginia, as well as the second US Navy attack submarine to be named after a state, a pattern that is common throughout her class.
Class and type: Virginia-class submarine: Displacement: 10,200 tons: Length: 460 ft (140 m) Beam: 34 ft (10.4 m) Draft: 32 ft (9.8 m) Propulsion: S9G reactor, auxiliary diesel engine: Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h) Endurance: can remain submerged for more than 3 months: Test depth: greater than 800 ft (244 m) Complement: 15 officers; 120 enlisted ...