USS Missouri (SSN-780)
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For other ships of the same name, see USS Missouri.
| 300px An artist's rendering of a Virginia class submarine underway. | |
| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | The State of Missouri |
| Awarded: | 14 August 2003[1] |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat[1] |
| Laid down: | 27 September 2008[1] |
| Launched: | 20 November 2009[1] |
| Sponsored by: | Rebecca W. Gates[2] |
| Christened: | 5 December 2009[2] |
| Commissioned: | 31 July 2010 (scheduled) |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 7800 tons light, 7800 tons full[1] |
| Length: | 114.9 meters (377 feet)[1] |
| Beam: | 10.3 meters (34 feet)[1] |
| Propulsion: | S9G reactor |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h)[3] |
| Range: | Essentially unlimited distance; 33 years |
| Test depth: | greater than 800 feet (250 meters) [4] |
| Complement: | 134 officers and men[3] |
PCU Missouri (SSN-780) will be the seventh Virginia-class attack submarine and the fifth ship in the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of Missouri.[2]
The contract to build Missouri was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 14 August 2003. Her keel was laid down on 27 September 2008.[1] She was put in the water on 20 November 2009, and christened on 5 December 2009. Missouri's sponsor is Becky Gates, wife of Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.[2]
Missouri is scheduled to be commissioned on 31 July 2010. Her first assignment is expected to be with the Navy's Submarine Group 2.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Missouri". Naval Vessel Register. http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/SSN780.htm. Retrieved 5 May 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Navy to Christen Submarine Missouri". Navy News Service. 3 December 2009. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=49990. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
- ↑ GlobalSecurity.org
- ↑ Associated Press, "July 31 commissioning for submarine Missouri", Military Times, April 26, 2010.
External links
- Mohl, Michael (2010). "Missouri (SSN-780)". Submarine Photo Archive. NavSource Naval History. http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08780.htm. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
