USS Utah (SSN-801)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Utah |
| Namesake | State of Utah |
| Ordered | 28 April 2014[1] |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 1 September 2021[2] |
| Commissioned | Summer 2023[3] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement | 7,800 tons |
| Length | 377 ft (115 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft (10.4 m) |
| Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| 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 |
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| Armament | 12 VLS tubes, four 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk 48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
Utah (SSN-801), a Virginia-class submarine, is the second U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Utah. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on September 28, 2015, at a ceremony in Salt Lake City, Utah.[4]
The Navy specifically selected boat number "801" to be named Utah, even jumping over some other as-yet-unnamed boats, as 801 is the telephone area code for Utah's capital, Salt Lake City.[5]
References
- ^ "Naval Vessel Register".
- ^ "SSN 801 Utah Keel Laying" (Press release). Electric Boat. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Submarine to be first Navy ship named after Utah since Pearl Harbor".
- ^ "Navy Secretary Mabus to Name Virginia-Class Submarine USS Utah" Seapower Magazine, September 23, 2015
- ^ "Navy to name new submarine USS Utah". The Salt Lake Tribune. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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