USS Idaho (SSN-799)
_returns_to_the_General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat_shipyard.jpg) The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774).
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| Name | USS Idaho |
| Namesake | State of Idaho |
| Ordered | April 28, 2014[1] |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 7,800 tons |
| Length | 377 ft (115 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft (10.4 m) |
| Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Propulsion | S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Endurance | can remain submerged for up to 3 months |
| Test depth | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
| Complement |
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| Armament | 12 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
Idaho (SSN-799), a Template:Sclass-, will be the fifth U.S. Navy ship named for the state of Idaho. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on August 23, 2015, at a ceremony in Idaho.[2]
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