USS Arizona (SSN-803)

Arizona (SSN-803), a Block 5 Virginia-class submarine, will be the fourth United States Navy vessel named for the state of Arizona. Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly announced the name on 24 December 2019, in a press release.[1] Arizona was authorized for construction on 2 December 2019.[2]

USS Arizona (SSN-803)
The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774).
History
United States
Name: USS Arizona
Namesake: State of Arizona
Ordered: 2 December 2019
Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Status: Ordered
General characteristics
Class and type: Virginia-class submarine
Displacement: 10,200 tons
Length: 460 ft (140 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 periods in excess of 3 months
Test depth: greater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement:
  • 15 officers
  • 120 enlisted men
Armament: 12 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk

References

  1. "Acting SECNAV Names Two Newest Virginia-Class Subs for Greatest-Gen Heroes of Pearl Harbor" (Press release). United States Navy. 23 December 2019. NNS191223-08. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. "ARIZONA (SSN 803)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

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