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Revision as of 20:01, 15 June 2016

USS Colorado (SSN-788)
An artist's rendering of a Virginia-class submarine underway.
History
Awarded22 December 2008
BuilderElectric Boat
Laid down7 March 2015
Motto"Pride Runs Deep"
StatusUnder Construction
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeVirginia-class submarine
Displacement7800 tons light, 7800 tons full
Length114.9 meters (377 feet)
Beam10.3 meters (34 feet)
PropulsionS9G reactor
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)[1]
RangeEssentially unlimited distance; 33 years
Test depthgreater than 800 feet (240 meters)[2]
Complement134 officers and men[1]
File:Bow section of USS Colorado (SSN 788) about to be mated to midships and stern section.jpeg
USS Colorado Launch

USS Colorado (SSN-788), will be a Virginia-class submarine. The contract to build her was awarded to Huntington Ingalls Industries in partnership with the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics in Newport News, Virginia on 22 December 2008. This ship is the fifth of the Block III subs which will feature a revised bow, including some technology from Template:Sclass- SSGNs.[3]

The official naming ceremony was in April 2012.[4]


References

  1. ^ a b "The US Navy – Fact File". Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  2. ^ GlobalSecurity.org
  3. ^ "Virginia Block III: The Revised Bow". Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Navy Secretary to Host USS Colorado Naming Ceremony". navy.mil. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.