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'''USS ''Washington'' (SSN-787)''', will be a {{sclass|Virginia|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 December 22, 2008. This ship is the |
'''USS ''Washington'' (SSN-787)''', will be a {{sclass|Virginia|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 December 22, 2008. This ship is the fourth of the Block III subs which will feature a revised bow, including some technology from {{sclass|Ohio|submarine|0}} SSGNs.<ref name="RevisedBow">{{cite web | title = Virginia Block III: The Revised Bow | url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/virginia-block-iii-the-revised-bow-04159/ | accessdate = 2008-05-20 }}</ref> Construction began on September 2, 2011 at [[Newport News Shipbuilding]] in Virginia.<ref>{{cite web | title = Navy begins effort to build two submarines a year | url=http://hamptonroads.com/2011/09/navy-begins-effort-build-two-submarines-year | accessdate=2011-09-20 }}</ref> |
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Name | Washington |
Namesake | Washington State |
Awarded | December 22, 2008 |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
Status | Ordered |
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 | greater than 800 feet (250 meters)[2] |
Complement | 134 officers and men[1] |
USS Washington (SSN-787), 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 December 22, 2008. This ship is the fourth of the Block III subs which will feature a revised bow, including some technology from Ohio-class SSGNs.[3] Construction began on September 2, 2011 at Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia.[4]
References
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org
- ^ "Virginia Block III: The Revised Bow". Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ^ "Navy begins effort to build two submarines a year". Retrieved 2011-09-20.
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.