USS Arkansas (SSN-800)
_returns_to_the_General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat_shipyard.jpg) The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774).
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| Name | USS Arkansas |
| Ordered | April 28, 2014[1] |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| 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 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
During the Christening Ceremony on June 15, 2016, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that future U.S. Navy submarine SSN 800 will bear the name USS Arkansas. [2] SSN-800, is a Block 4 Template:Sclass- that was ordered on April 28, 2014.
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