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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}}</ref> Construction began in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/03/second-virginia-class-block-iv-submarine-delivered-to-us-navy/|title=Second Virginia-Class Block IV Submarine Delivered To US Navy|publisher=navalnews.com|date=1 March 2022|access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> |
'''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> Construction began in March 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/03/second-virginia-class-block-iv-submarine-delivered-to-us-navy/|title=Second Virginia-Class Block IV Submarine Delivered To US Navy|publisher=navalnews.com|date=1 March 2022|access-date=12 May 2022}}</ref> |
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==In popular culture== |
==In popular culture== |
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| Name | USS Arkansas |
| Namesake | State of Arkansas |
| Ordered | April 28, 2014[1] |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia |
| 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) |
| Endurance | can remain submerged for up to 3 months |
| Test depth | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
| Complement |
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| Armament | 12 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.[2] Construction began in March 2018.[3]
In popular culture
Arkansas was featured in the 2018 film Hunter Killer, which was based on the novel Firing Point by George Wallace and Don Keith.
References
- ^ "Naval Vessel Register".
- ^ "New Navy sub will be named USS Arkansas". 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Second Virginia-Class Block IV Submarine Delivered To US Navy". navalnews.com. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
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