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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]
40 VLS tubes (12 forward VPT; 28 in VPM), four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk USS Atlanta (SSN-813) will be a nuclear-powered Virginia -class submarine of the United States Navy , the twelfth Block V attack submarines and 40th overall of her class.
USS Norfolk (SSN-815) will be a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine of the United States Navy, the second Block VI attack submarines and 42nd overall of her class. She will be the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name Norfolk, the name previously belonged to a Los Angeles-class submarine.
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.
USS Silversides (SSN-807) will be a Block 5 Virginia-class submarine for the United States Navy, its third submarine to bear the name, beginning with the World War II-era USS Silversides (SS-236). It was ordered on 2 December 2019. Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite announced the name on 15 January 2021 during a visit to the USS ...
40 VLS tubes (12 forward VPT; 28 in VPM), four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk USS Miami (SSN-811) will be a Virginia -class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy , the tenth of the Block V boats and the 38th of her class overall.
The US Navy's Virginia-class submarine program is projected to run $17 billion over budget through 2030. The Navy is expected to build two Virginia subs a year and faces a time crunch with ...
USS Potomac (SSN-814) will be a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine of the United States Navy, the first Block VI attack submarines and 41st overall of her class.. The submarine would be the seventh U.S. Navy vessel named for the Potomac River, an important river to Washington DC and the Chesapeake Bay.