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'''''Utah'' (SSN-801)''', a {{sclass-|Virginia|submarine}}, will be the second U.S. Navy ship named for the state of [[Utah]]. [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] [[Ray Mabus]] announced the name on September 28, 2015, at a ceremony in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]].<ref>[http://www.seapowermagazine.org/stories/20150923-utah-ssn.html "Navy Secretary Mabus to Name Virginia-Class Submarine USS Utah" Seapower Magazine, September 23, 2015]</ref>
'''''Utah'' (SSN-801)''', a {{sclass-|Virginia|submarine}}, will be the second U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of [[Utah]]. [[United States Secretary of the Navy|Secretary of the Navy]] [[Ray Mabus]] announced the name on September 28, 2015, at a ceremony in [[Salt Lake City, Utah]].<ref>[http://www.seapowermagazine.org/stories/20150923-utah-ssn.html "Navy Secretary Mabus to Name Virginia-Class Submarine USS Utah" Seapower Magazine, September 23, 2015]</ref>


The Navy specifically selected boat number "801" to be named the '''''Utah''''', even jumping over some other as-yet-unnamed boats, as 801 is the telephone area code for Utah's capital, Salt Lake City.<ref>http://www.sltrib.com/home/2983692-155/navy-to-name-new-submarine-uss</ref>
The Navy specifically selected boat number "801" to be named the '''''Utah''''', even jumping over some other as-yet-unnamed boats, as 801 is the telephone area code for Utah's capital, Salt Lake City.<ref>http://www.sltrib.com/home/2983692-155/navy-to-name-new-submarine-uss</ref>

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USS Utah (SSN-801)
The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774) returns to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard following the successful completion of its "alpha" sea trials in 2004.
History
U.S.
NameUSS Utah
NamesakeState of Utah
OrderedApril 28, 2014[1]
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass-
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 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk

Utah (SSN-801), a Template:Sclass-, will be the second U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Utah. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on September 28, 2015, at a ceremony in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]

The Navy specifically selected boat number "801" to be named the Utah, even jumping over some other as-yet-unnamed boats, as 801 is the telephone area code for Utah's capital, Salt Lake City.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Naval Vessel Register".
  2. ^ "Navy Secretary Mabus to Name Virginia-Class Submarine USS Utah" Seapower Magazine, September 23, 2015
  3. ^ http://www.sltrib.com/home/2983692-155/navy-to-name-new-submarine-uss