USS Indiana (SSN-789)
 An artist's rendering of a Virginia-class submarine underway.
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| History | |
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| 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 Indiana (SSN-789), 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 sixth of the Block III subs which will feature a revised bow, including some technology from Ohio-class SSGNs.[3]
References
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org
- ^ "Virginia Block III: The Revised Bow". Retrieved 2008-05-20.
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