USS Mississippi (SSN-782)
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For other ships of the same name, see USS Mississippi.
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Mississippi |
| Namesake: | US State of Mississippi |
| Awarded: | 14 August 2003 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Cost: | $2.6 billion |
| Laid down: | 9 June 2010 |
| Sponsored by: | Allison Stiller |
| Christened: | 3 December 2011 |
| Status: | Christened |
| 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: | 800+ feet (250 meters)[2] |
| Complement: | 132 officers and men[1] |
PCU Mississippi (SSN-782) is a Virginia-class submarine of the United States Navy, named for the state of Mississippi. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 14 August 2003. PCU-Mississippi's keel was laid down on 9 June 2010.[3] PCU-Mississippi was christened on December 3rd, 2011 at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. Allison Stiller, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, is the ship's sponsor. The submarine is expected to be commissioned at a ceremony next June in Pascagoula, Mississippi.[4][5][6][7]
[edit] References
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org
- ^ Moore, Mark (9 June 2010). "Mississippi Reaches Another Milestone, Celebrates Keel Laying". United States Navy. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=53961. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
- ^ Associated Press, "Mississippi to be christened December 3rd, 2011", 26 November 2011.
- ^ The Day, "Mississippi christened at Electric Boat", 3 December 2011.
- ^ Newsday, "Navy christens submarine Mississippi in Groton, 3 December 2011.
- ^ http://www.navytimes.com/news/2012/02/ap-new-sub-commissioning-moved-to-pascagoula-020812/
[edit] External links
- 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.
- Mohl, Michael (2010). "Mississippi (SSN-782)". Submarine Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08782.htm. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
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