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USS Minnesota (SSN-783)

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For other ships with the same name, see USS Minnesota.

USS Minnesota (SSN-783) departs Norfolk in January 2014
USS Minnesota (SSN-783) departs Norfolk in January 2014
History
NameUSS Minnesota
NamesakeThe state of Minnesota
Awarded14 August 2003
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding
Laid down20 May 2011[1]
LaunchedFebruary 2008
Sponsored byEllen Roughead
Christened27 October 2012
Acquired6 June 2013
Commissioned7 September 2013
HomeportGroton, Connecticut
MottoEx Septentrio Virtus ("From the North, power")
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
Displacementapp. 7800 long tons (7925 metric tons) submerged
Length114.9 meters (377 feet)
Beam10.3 meters (34 feet)
PropulsionS9G reactor
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)[2]
RangeEssentially unlimited distance; 33 years
Test depthgreater than 800 feet (250 meters)
Complement134 officers and men[2]

USS Minnesota (SSN-783) is the 10th of a projected 30 Template:Sclass- submarines. It is the third United States Navy vessel named for the state of Minnesota, and the first to bear the name since 1921. Minnesota was laid down on 20 May 2011, and christened on 27 October 2012 in a ceremony attended by many top ranking officials in the U.S. Navy and Congress.[1][3][4] On 6 June 2013, Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that Minnesota had been delivered to the Navy, nearly 11 months ahead of schedule.[5] The boat was placed in commission on 7 September 2013.

References

  1. ^ a b Naval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs (20 May 2011). "Navy Lays Keel for PCU Minnesota". Navy News Service. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  2. ^ a b "The US Navy — Fact File". Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  3. ^ Frost, Peter, "Newport News Shipyard Will Lay Keel Of Submarine Minnesota On Friday", Newport News Daily Press, 20 May 2011.
  4. ^ name="startribune.com">http://www.startribune.com/local/175977691.html
  5. ^ Submarine Minnesota Delivered On Budget and Ahead of Schedule - Globenewswire.com, 6 June 2013

Wikimedia Commons gallery[1]

  • NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (20 May 2011) A welder inscribes the initials of ship's sponsor Ellen Roughead during the keel laying ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783) at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding on 20 May. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (20 May 2011) A welder inscribes the initials of ship's sponsor Ellen Roughead during the keel laying ceremony for the Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783) at Huntington Ingalls Industries-Newport News Shipbuilding on 20 May. (U.S. Navy photo/Released)
  • NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (20 May 2011) Ellen Roughead, wife of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, and sponsor or the tenth Virginia-class submarine Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783), delivers her remarks during the boat's keel laying ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst/Released)
    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (20 May 2011) Ellen Roughead, wife of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, and sponsor or the tenth Virginia-class submarine Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783), delivers her remarks during the boat's keel laying ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst/Released)
  • NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (20 May 2011) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead, and the ship's sponsor, Ellen Roughead, thank crew members and their families at the keel laying ceremony of the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota in Newport News, Va. Minnesota is the tenth Virginia-class submarine under construction. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst/Released).
    NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (20 May 2011) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead, and the ship's sponsor, Ellen Roughead, thank crew members and their families at the keel laying ceremony of the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota in Newport News, Va. Minnesota is the tenth Virginia-class submarine under construction. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst/Released).
  • MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (8 Aug. 2011) Cmdr. John Fancher, commanding officer of the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783) and members of his crew stand at parade rest before the start of the Minnesota Twins game against the Boston Red Sox. Fancer and his crew attended the game to launch a contest for Minnesota students to design a logo for the submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jennifer Cragg/Released)
    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (8 Aug. 2011) Cmdr. John Fancher, commanding officer of the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783) and members of his crew stand at parade rest before the start of the Minnesota Twins game against the Boston Red Sox. Fancer and his crew attended the game to launch a contest for Minnesota students to design a logo for the submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jennifer Cragg/Released)
  • MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (8 Aug. 2011) A video coordinated by the Minnesota Navy League and created by the Newport News Shipbuilding and the crew of the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783) is played before the start of the Minnesota Twins game against the Boston Red Sox. The video was part of a contest for Minnesota students, ages 16–22, to design a logo for the submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jennifer Cragg/Released)
    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (8 Aug. 2011) A video coordinated by the Minnesota Navy League and created by the Newport News Shipbuilding and the crew of the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN 783) is played before the start of the Minnesota Twins game against the Boston Red Sox. The video was part of a contest for Minnesota students, ages 16–22, to design a logo for the submarine. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Jennifer Cragg/Released)
  • The crew of the USS Minnesota (SSN-783) mans the ship during her commissioning at Naval Base Norfolk on 7 September 2013.
    The crew of the USS Minnesota (SSN-783) mans the ship during her commissioning at Naval Base Norfolk on 7 September 2013.
  • Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - The christening of PCU Minnesota.
    Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - The christening of PCU Minnesota.
  • U.S. Navy Sonar Technician (Submarine) 3rd Class Jesse Delia stands lookout in the pilothouse aboard the attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit Minnesota (SSN 783) as the boat transits Port Canaveral, Fla 130813-N-XO436-430
    U.S. Navy Sonar Technician (Submarine) 3rd Class Jesse Delia stands lookout in the pilothouse aboard the attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit Minnesota (SSN 783) as the boat transits Port Canaveral, Fla 130813-N-XO436-430
  • Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Ellen Roughead christens PCU Minnesota.
    Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - Ellen Roughead christens PCU Minnesota.
  • Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - PCU Minnesota under construction.
    Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - PCU Minnesota under construction.
  • Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - PCU Minnesota under construction. (1)
    Flickr - Official U.S. Navy Imagery - PCU Minnesota under construction. (1)
  • PCU Minnesota pulls pierside in Norfolk. (9142992445)
    PCU Minnesota pulls pierside in Norfolk. (9142992445)

Media related to USS Minnesota (SSN-783) at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special%3ASearch&profile=default&search=SSN-783&fulltext=Search&uselang=en
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