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USS South Dakota (SSN-790), is a nuclear powered Virginia-class submarine in service with the United States Navy.The contract to build her was awarded to Huntington Ingalls Industries in partnership with the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics in Newport News, Virginia on 22 December 2008.
USS South Dakota (BB-57) was the lead vessel of the four South Dakota-class fast battleships built for the United States Navy in the 1930s. The first American battleships designed after the Washington treaty system began to break down in the mid-1930s, the South Dakotas were able to take advantage of a treaty clause that allowed them to increase the main battery to 16-inch (406 mm) guns.
The long-lead-time materials contract for SSN-792 was awarded on 17 April 2012, with SSN-793 and SSN-794 following on 28 December 2012. [ 129 ] [ 130 ] The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $208.6 million contract modification for the second fiscal year (FY) 14 Virginia -class submarine, SSN-793, and two FY 15 submarines ...
USS Litchfield (DD-336), underway south of Oahu – Tactical Flagship; USS Widgeon (ASR-1) Submarine Division 41, at Naval Base San Diego, under Commander Forrest Marmaduke O'Leary [5] USS S-18 (SS-123) (F) USS S-23 (SS-128) USS S-27 (SS-132), being overhauled at Mare Island Naval Shipyard; USS S-28 (SS-133), being overhauled at Mare Island ...
USS George Washington Carrier Strike Group underway in the Atlantic USS Constitution under sail for the first time in 116 years on 21 July 1997 The United States Navy has approximately 470 ships in both active service and the reserve fleet; of these approximately 50 ships are proposed or scheduled for retirement by 2028, while approximately 110 new ships are in either the planning and ordering ...
The Virginia-class, which envisions a class size of 66 attack submarines, is the most recent class to use state names, with 28 of the active and announced boats being named after US states, though that convention appears to have changed.
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USS South Dakota (BB-49), was the lead ship of her class of battleship, but canceled before launch; USS South Dakota (BB-57), was the lead ship of her class of battleship, and saw action during World War II; USS South Dakota (SSN-790) is a Virginia-class submarine which was christened on 14 October 2017