USS Vermont (SSN-792)

USS Vermont (SSN-792)
Lead boat of Virginia class USS Virginia (SSN 774) returns to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard following the successful completion of its "alpha" sea trials in 2004.
Lead boat of Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN 774)
History
USA
Name: USS Vermont
Namesake: State of Vermont
Ordered: [1]
Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down: [1]
Launched: [1]
Commissioned: To be delivered in March 2019[2]
Homeport: [3]
Identification: Hull symbol:SNN-792
Status: authorized for construction[1]
General characteristics
Class & type: Virginia-class submarine
Displacement: 7,800 tons
Length: 377 ft (115 m)[2]
Beam: 34 ft (10.4 m)[2]
Draft: 32 ft (9.8 m)[2]
Propulsion: S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)
Endurance: can remain submerged for up to 3 months
Test depth: greater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement:
  • 15 officers
  • 120 enlisted men
Armament: 12 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk

Vermont will be a Virginia-class submarine, commemorating the history between the U.S. state of Vermont and the United States Navy. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced its name on September 18, 2014.[4]

The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat the contract to construct 10 Block IV Virginia-class submarines for $17.6 billion on April 28, 2014. Vermont commenced in May 2014 with the 10th ship scheduled for delivery in 2023.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Naval Vessel Register".
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "SSN 774 Virginia class submarine". bga-aeroweb.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ US Navy homeport
  4. ↑ "SECNAV Names Virginia-class Submarine, USS Vermont". United States Navy. September 18, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
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