USS Minnesota (SSN-783)
 An artist's rendering of a Virginia-class submarine underway.
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| History | |
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| Name | USS Minnesota |
| Namesake | The state of Minnesota |
| Awarded | 14 August 2003 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 20 May 2011[1] |
| Sponsored by | Ellen Roughead |
| 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)[2] |
| Range | Essentially unlimited distance; 33 years |
| Test depth | greater than 800 feet (250 meters) |
| Complement | 134 officers and men[2] |
USS Minnesota (SSN-783) will be the 10th of a projected 30 Virginia-class submarines. She will be the second United States Navy ship named for the state of Minnesota. The contract to build her was awarded to the Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia on 14 August 2003. Her name was announced on 15 July 2008 and her keel was laid down on 20 May 2011.[1][3]
References
- ^ a b Naval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs (20 May 2011). "Navy Lays Keel for PCU Minnesota". Navy News Service. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- ^ Frost, Peter, "Newport News Shipyard Will Lay Keel Of Submarine Minnesota On Friday", Newport News Daily Press, 20 May 2011.
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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