USS Iowa (SSN-797)

Iowa (SSN-797), a Virginia-class submarine, will be the fourth U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Iowa. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus officially announced the name on September 2, 2015, during a news briefing at Iowa State University.[3]

USS Iowa (SSN-797)
The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774).
History
United States
Name: USS Iowa
Namesake: State of Iowa
Ordered: 28 April 2014[1]
Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down: 20 August 2019[2]
Status: Under construction
General characteristics
Class and type: Virginia-class submarine
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; 29 mph)
Endurance: can remain submerged for up to 3 months
Test depth: greater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement:
  • 15 officers
  • 120 enlisted men
Armament:

References

  1. "Naval Vessel Register".
  2. "Electric Boat Hosts Keel Laying Ceremony for Submarine Iowa". EB Landing (Press release). Electric Boat. 20 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. Petroski, William (1 September 2015). "New Navy submarine will be named USS Iowa". Des Moines Register. Retrieved 1 September 2015.


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