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{{short description|US Navy Virginia-class submarine}}
{{other ships|USS Arizona}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
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| Ship image = [[File:US Navy 040730-N-1234E-002 PCU Virginia (SSN 774) returns to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard.jpg|300px|border|alt=Lead boat of Virginia class USS Virginia (SSN 774) returns to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard following the successful completion of its "alpha" sea trials in 2004.]]
| Ship caption = The lead boat of the ''Virginia'' class, {{USS|Virginia|SSN-774}}
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| Ship country = United States
| Ship flag = {{USN flag}}
| Ship name = USS ''Arizona''
| Ship identification = [[Hull classification symbol|Hull number]]: SSN-803
| Ship namesake = State of [[Arizona]]
| Ship ordered = 2 December 2019
| Ship builder = [[General Dynamics Electric Boat]], [[Groton, Connecticut]]
| Ship laid down = 7 December 2022<ref name="keel laid">{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/3238746/navy-authenticates-keel-for-future-uss-arizona-ssn-803/|title=Navy Authenticates Keel for Future USS Arizona (SSN 803)|publisher=United States Navy|date=7 December 2022|access-date=7 December 2022}}</ref>
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| Ship sponsor = Nikki Stratton<ref name="keel laid"/>
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| Ship class = {{sclass|Virginia|submarine|1}}
| Ship displacement = 10,200&nbsp;[[ton]]s
| Ship length = {{convert|460|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}
| Ship beam = {{convert|34|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
| Ship draft = {{convert|32|ft|m|1|abbr=on}}
| Ship propulsion = [[S9G reactor]] auxiliary diesel engine
| Ship speed = 25 knots (46 km/h)
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| Ship endurance = can remain submerged for periods in excess of 3 months
| Ship test depth = greater than {{convert|800|ft|m|0|abbr=on}}
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| Ship complement = *15 officers
* 120 enlisted men
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| Ship armament = 40 VLS tubes (12 forward VPT; 28 in VPM), four 21&nbsp;inch (530&nbsp;mm) torpedo tubes for [[Mark 48 torpedo|Mk-48 torpedoes]] [[Tomahawk (missile family)|UGM-109 Tomahawk]]
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'''''Arizona'' (SSN-803)''', a Block V {{sclass|Virginia|submarine}}, will be the fourth [[United States Navy]] vessel named for the state of [[Arizona]], and the first vessel to carry the name since the loss of the {{USS|Arizona|BB-39}} during the [[attack on Pearl Harbor]] on 7 December 1941, which pulled the US into [[World War II]]. Acting [[Secretary of the Navy]] [[Thomas Modly]] announced the name on 24 December 2019, in a press release.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=111767|title=Acting SECNAV Names Two Newest Virginia-Class Subs for Greatest-Gen Heroes of Pearl Harbor|publisher=United States Navy|id=NNS191223-08|date=23 December 2019|access-date=23 December 2019}}</ref> ''Arizona'' was authorized for construction on 2 December 2019.<ref name="NVR Arizona">{{cite web|url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=SSN803}}|title=ARIZONA (SSN 803) |publisher=[[Naval Vessel Register]]|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref> ''Arizona'' will be the second Block V boat, and the first boat to feature the Virginia Payload Module.<ref>{{cite web |title=Attack Submarines – SSN |url=https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-Files/Display-FactFiles/Article/2169558/attack-submarines-ssn/ |publisher=US Navy |access-date=7 May 2023}}</ref>

The keel laying ceremony took place 7 December 2022 at the Quonset Point Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in [[North Kingstown, Rhode Island|North Kingston, RI]]. The sponsor for ''Arizona'' is Nikki Stratton, the granddaughter of [[Donald Stratton]], a [[Seaman First Class]] aboard the battleship USS ''Arizona'' who survived the attack. He died in February 2020 at the age of 97.<ref name="keel laid"/>

== Design ==
Compared to Blocks I-IV of ''Virginia''-class submarines, Block V vessels will incorporate previously introduced modifications to the base design in addition to a Virginia Payload Module (VPM). The VPM inserts a segment into the boat's hull which adds four [[Vertical launching system|vertical launch tubes]]. Each tube allows for the carrying of seven [[Tomahawk (missile family)|Tomahawk strike missiles]], increasing her armament to a total of 40 missiles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Attack Submarines - SSN |url=https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-Files/Display-FactFiles/Article/2169558/attack-submarines-ssn/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.navy.mil%2FResources%2FFact-Files%2FDisplay-FactFiles%2FArticle%2F2169558%2Fattack-submarines-ssn%2F |access-date=2024-05-09 |website=United States Navy |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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* {{Naval Vessel Register|{{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=SSN803}}}}

{{Virginia class submarine}}

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[[Category:Virginia-class submarines]]
[[Category:Submarines of the United States Navy]]