USS Colorado (SSN-788)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Colorado.
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| History | |
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| Awarded: | 22 December 2008 |
| Builder: | Electric Boat |
| Laid down: | 7 March 2015 |
| Status: | Under Construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 7800 tons light, 7800 tons full |
| Length: | 114.9 meters (377 feet) |
| Beam: | 10.3 meters (34 feet) |
| Propulsion: | S9G reactor |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h)[1] |
| Range: | Essentially unlimited distance; 33 years |
| Test depth: | greater than 800 feet (240 meters)[2] |
| Complement: | 134 officers and men[1] |
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USS Colorado Launch
USS Colorado (SSN-788), will be a Virginia-class submarine. 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. This ship is the fifth of the Block III subs which will feature a revised bow, including some technology from Ohio-class SSGNs.[3]
The official naming ceremony was in April 2012.[4]
References
- ↑ GlobalSecurity.org
- ↑ "Virginia Block III: The Revised Bow". Retrieved 20 May 2008.
- ↑ "Navy Secretary to Host USS Colorado Naming Ceremony". navy.mil. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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