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{{short description|US Navy Virginia-class submarine}}
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| Ship identification = [[Hull classification symbol|Hull number]]: SSN-800
|Ship namesake=State of [[Arkansas]]
| Ship namesake = State of [[Arkansas]]
|Ship ordered=28 April 2014<ref name="nvr">{{cite web|url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=SSN800}}|title=Naval Vessel Register}}</ref>
| Ship ordered = 28 April 2014<ref name="nvr">{{cite web|url={{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=SSN800}}|title=Naval Vessel Register}}</ref>
|Ship builder=[[Newport News Shipbuilding]], [[Newport News, Virginia]]
| Ship builder = [[Newport News Shipbuilding]], [[Newport News, Virginia]]
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| Ship sponsor = [[Melba Pattillo Beals]], [[Minnijean Brown-Trickey]], [[Elizabeth Eckford]], [[Gloria Ray Karlmark]], [[Carlotta Walls LaNier]] and [[Thelma Mothershed-Wair]] (members of [[Little Rock Nine]])<ref name="keel laid"/>
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'''USS ''Arkansas'' (SSN-800)''' is a {{sclass|Virginia|submarine|0}} [[Nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear]] powered [[attack submarine]] currently being built for the [[United States Navy]]. She is the twenty-seventh boat of the class and the [[USS Arkansas|fifth vessel]] to be named for the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arkansas]]. She was ordered on 28 April 2014, and named during a ceremony on 15 June 2016 by [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] [[Ray Mabus]].<ref name=ref2>{{cite web|url=http://wtkr.com/2016/06/15/new-navy-sub-will-be-named-uss-arkansas/|title=New Navy sub will be named USS Arkansas|date=15 June 2016 }}</ref> ''Arkansas'' was keel laid on 19 November 2022 at Newport News Shipbuilding.<ref name="keel laid"/>
'''USS ''Arkansas'' (SSN-800)''' is a {{sclass|Virginia|submarine|0}} [[Nuclear marine propulsion|nuclear]] powered [[attack submarine]] currently being built for the [[United States Navy]]. She is the twenty-seventh boat of the class and the [[USS Arkansas|fifth vessel]] to be named for the [[U.S. state]] of [[Arkansas]]. She was ordered on 28 April 2014, and named during a ceremony on 15 June 2016 by [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] [[Ray Mabus]].<ref name=ref2>{{cite web|url=http://wtkr.com/2016/06/15/new-navy-sub-will-be-named-uss-arkansas/|title=New Navy sub will be named USS Arkansas|date=15 June 2016 }}</ref> ''Arkansas'' was keel laid on 19 November 2022 at Newport News Shipbuilding.<ref name="keel laid"/>

== Service History ==

=== Construction ===
On 27 September 2023, [[Huntington Ingalls Industries]], which oversees Newport News Shipbuilding, announced that the [[pressure hull]] of ''Arkansas'' had been completed.<ref>{{Cite web |title=HII Marks Arkansas (SSN 800) Construction Milestone at Newport News Shipbuilding |url=https://hii.com/news/hii-arkansas-ssn-800-newport-news-shipbuilding-pressure-hull-2023/ |access-date=2023-10-18 |website=HII |language=en-US}}</ref>


==In popular culture==
==In popular culture==
''Arkansas'' was featured in the 2018 film [[Hunter Killer (film)|''Hunter Killer'']], which was based on the novel ''Firing Point'' by George Wallace and Don Keith.
A fictionalized version of ''Arkansas'' was featured in the 2018 film ''[[Hunter Killer (film)|Hunter Killer]]'', which was based on the novel ''Firing Point'' by [[George Wallace (author)|George Wallace]] and [[Don Keith]].


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 11:02, 19 October 2023

For other ships with the same name, see USS Arkansas.
USS Arkansas (SSN-800)
Future Virginia-class submarine USS Arkansas (SSN-800) under construction
History
United States
NameUSS Arkansas
NamesakeState of Arkansas
Ordered28 April 2014[1]
BuilderNewport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia
Laid down19 November 2022[2]
Sponsored byMelba Pattillo Beals, Minnijean Brown-Trickey, Elizabeth Eckford, Gloria Ray Karlmark, Carlotta Walls LaNier and Thelma Mothershed-Wair (members of Little Rock Nine)[2]
IdentificationHull number: SSN-800
General characteristics
Class and typeVirginia-class submarine
Displacement7,800 tons
Length377 ft (115 m)
Beam34 ft (10.4 m)
Draft32 ft (9.8 m)
PropulsionS9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)
Endurancecan remain submerged for up to 3 months
Test depthgreater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement
  • 15 officers
  • 120 enlisted men
Armament12 x VPT tubes for Tomahawk BGM 109 Cruise missiles, 4 x 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes UGM-84 Harpoon

USS Arkansas (SSN-800) is a Virginia-class nuclear powered attack submarine currently being built for the United States Navy. She is the twenty-seventh boat of the class and the fifth vessel to be named for the U.S. state of Arkansas. She was ordered on 28 April 2014, and named during a ceremony on 15 June 2016 by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus.[3] Arkansas was keel laid on 19 November 2022 at Newport News Shipbuilding.[2]

Service History[edit]

Construction[edit]

On 27 September 2023, Huntington Ingalls Industries, which oversees Newport News Shipbuilding, announced that the pressure hull of Arkansas had been completed.[4]

In popular culture[edit]

A fictionalized version of Arkansas was featured in the 2018 film Hunter Killer, which was based on the novel Firing Point by George Wallace and Don Keith.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Naval Vessel Register".
  2. ^ a b c "HII Authenticates Keel Of Virginia-class Attack Submarine Arkansas (SSN 800)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 19 November 2022. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. ^ "New Navy sub will be named USS Arkansas". 15 June 2016.
  4. ^ "HII Marks Arkansas (SSN 800) Construction Milestone at Newport News Shipbuilding". HII. Retrieved 2023-10-18.
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