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'''USS ''South Dakota'' (SSN-790)''', 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 fifth 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>
'''USS ''South Dakota'' (SSN-790)''', 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 seventh 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>


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Revision as of 13:50, 27 April 2012

For other ships with the same name, see USS South Dakota.
An artist's rendering of a Virginia-class submarine underway.
History
NameSouth Dakota
NamesakeSouth Dakota
AwardedDecember 22, 2008
BuilderElectric Boat
StatusOrdered
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 (250 meters)[2]
Complement134 officers and men[1]

USS South Dakota (SSN-790), 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 seventh of the Block III subs which will feature a revised bow, including some technology from Ohio-class SSGNs.[3]


References

  1. ^ a b "The US Navy -- Fact File". Retrieved 2007-07-05.
  2. ^ GlobalSecurity.org
  3. ^ "Virginia Block III: The Revised Bow". Retrieved 2008-05-20.
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