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|Ship namesake=[[North Carolina]]
|Ship namesake= The State of [[North Carolina]]
|Ship ordered=[[30 September]] [[1998]]
|Ship ordered=[[30 September]] [[1998]]
|Ship builder=[[Northrop Grumman Newport News]]
|Ship builder=[[Northrop Grumman Newport News]]

Revision as of 21:37, 12 October 2008

For other ships with the same name, see USS North Carolina.
USS North Carolina during her commissioning ceremony
USS North Carolina during her commissioning ceremony
History
NamesakeThe State of North Carolina
Ordered30 September 1998
BuilderNorthrop Grumman Newport News
Laid down22 May 2004
Launched21 April 2007
AcquiredFebruary 21 2008
Commissioned3 May 2008
HomeportTemplate:Ship Homeport NL
MottoPrimus in Proelio ("First in Fight")
FateTemplate:Ship fate box active in service
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General characteristics
Class and typeVirginia-class submarine
Displacement7,800 tons
Length114.9 meters (377 feet)
Beam10.3 meters (34 feet)
PropulsionS9G reactor

USS North Carolina (SSN-777), a Virginia-class submarine, is the fifth ship of the United States Navy named for the 12th state.

History

The contract to build her was awarded to Northrop Grumman Newport News (then called Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company) in Newport News, Virginia on 30 September 1998 and her keel was laid down on 22 May 2004. She was christened on 21 April 2007 sponsored by Linda Bowman, wife of Admiral Frank L. "Skip" Bowman, the former director of Naval Reactors. Captain Mark E. Davis, a native of upstate New York, is the ship’s first commanding officer and leads a crew of approximately 134 officers and enlisted personnel.

The boat has physical connections to previous North Carolinas. Sections of the teak decking from the battleship BB-55 are reused within the submarine, and several pieces from a silver serving set made for the armored cruiser ACR-12, then transferred through the state governor to the battleship will be used aboard SSN-777.[1]

North Carolina joined the USN on February 21, 2008, after problems with the boat's steam valve and internal piping system had forced two delays in the acceptance of the vessel.[2] Welding issues in the internal piping system scuttled a first-planned December 2007 delivery, and the discovery of an inadequate steam value forced a further delay from January to February 2008.

The ship's official commissioning ceremony was held on May 3, 2008, in Wilmington, North Carolina.[3] The submarine will now join the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet based in New London, Connecticut.[4]

References

  1. ^ Worthington, Don (2007-06-03). "The USS North Carolina: Ceremony set for America's latest attack sub". The Fayetteville Observer. Retrieved 2007-06-03. "We call this physical legacy transfer. You don't often get the opportunity to transfer history."
  2. ^ Tim Fish, 'US Navy finally takes delivery of North Carolina,' Jane's Defence Weekly, 5 March 2008, p. 31.
  3. ^ "USS North Carolina to visit namesake". The News & Observer. September 6, 2007. Retrieved 2008-05-06. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Zeldis, Jennifer, Lt. (5/4/2008). "USS North Carolina Joins the Fleet". Fleet Public Affairs Center Atlantic, U.S. Navy. Retrieved 2008-05-06. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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