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A contract modification for ''Oregon'' SSN-793, {{USS|Montana|SSN-794|3}}, and {{USS|Hyman G. Rickover|SSN-795|3}} was initially awarded to Electric Boat for $594.7 million in April 2012. On 23 December 2014 they were awarded an additional $121.8 million contract modification to buy long lead-time material for the three ''Virginia''-class submarines.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.professionalmariner.com/Web-Exclusive-2014/Shipbuilding-News-January-2014/|title=Shipbuilding News, January 2014|publisher=Professional Mariner|date=8 January 2015|access-date=8 April 2015|author=Snider, John}}</ref> The US Navy awarded Electric Boat the contract to construct 10 Block IV ''Virginia''-class submarines for $17.6 billion on 28 April 2014. The first Block IV, {{USS|Vermont|SSN-792|3}}, commenced in May 2014 with the tenth ship, {{USS|Utah|SSN-801|3}}, scheduled for delivery in 2023.<ref name="specs">{{cite web|url=https://www.bga-aeroweb.com/Defense/Virginia-Class-Submarine.html|title=SSN 774 Virginia class submarine|publisher=bga-aeroweb.com|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> |
A contract modification for ''Oregon'' SSN-793, {{USS|Montana|SSN-794|3}}, and {{USS|Hyman G. Rickover|SSN-795|3}} was initially awarded to Electric Boat for $594.7 million in April 2012. On 23 December 2014 they were awarded an additional $121.8 million contract modification to buy long lead-time material for the three ''Virginia''-class submarines.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.professionalmariner.com/Web-Exclusive-2014/Shipbuilding-News-January-2014/|title=Shipbuilding News, January 2014|publisher=Professional Mariner|date=8 January 2015|access-date=8 April 2015|author=Snider, John}}</ref> The US Navy awarded Electric Boat the contract to construct 10 Block IV ''Virginia''-class submarines for $17.6 billion on 28 April 2014. The first Block IV, {{USS|Vermont|SSN-792|3}}, commenced in May 2014 with the tenth ship, {{USS|Utah|SSN-801|3}}, scheduled for delivery in 2023.<ref name="specs">{{cite web|url=https://www.bga-aeroweb.com/Defense/Virginia-Class-Submarine.html|title=SSN 774 Virginia class submarine|publisher=bga-aeroweb.com|access-date=8 April 2015}}</ref> |
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[[File:USS Virginia torpedo control panel.jpg|left|thumb|Inside the control of sister submarine {{USS|Virginia|SSN-774|3}}]]. |
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[[File:US Navy 100511-N-5549O-029 Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) the Honorable Ray Mabus observes Sailors navigating in the control room of the Virginia-class attack submarine USS New Mexico (SSN 779).jpg|thumb|left|Inside the control room of sister submarine {{USS|New Mexico|SSN-779|3}}. [[United States Secretary of the Navy|SECNAV]] Ray Mabus observes during a tour with the sub's crew.]] |
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Revision as of 07:38, 20 March 2022
Oregon on 1 March 2022
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United States | |
Name | USS Oregon |
Namesake | State of Oregon |
Ordered | 28 April 2014[1] |
Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
Laid down | 8 July 2017[4] |
Launched | 25 June 2020[1] |
Sponsored by | Dana L. Richardson |
Christened | 5 October 2019[5] |
Acquired | 26 February 2022[2] |
Commissioned | Scheduled 28 May 2022[3] |
Identification | Hull symbol:SSN-793 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Virginia-class submarine |
Displacement | 7,800 tons |
Length | 377 ft (115 m)[6] |
Beam | 34 ft (10.4 m)[6] |
Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m)[6] |
Propulsion | S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine |
Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Endurance | can remain submerged for up to 3 months |
Test depth | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
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Oregon will be a nuclear powered attack submarine in the United States Navy. She is to be the fourth vessel to carry the name Oregon, the 33rd state of US, and she will be the 20th Virginia-class submarine. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced her name on 10 October 2014 at a ceremony hosted at the Battleship Oregon Memorial in Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon.[7]
Oregon's keel was laid down on 8 July 2017, in a ceremony held at the Quonset Point Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, with sponsor Mrs. Dana L. Richardson, wife of Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral John Richardson, in attendance.[4] On 5 October 2019, Mrs Richardson christened Oregon at Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut.[5]
A contract modification for Oregon SSN-793, Montana (SSN-794), and Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) was initially awarded to Electric Boat for $594.7 million in April 2012. On 23 December 2014 they were awarded an additional $121.8 million contract modification to buy long lead-time material for the three Virginia-class submarines.[8] The US Navy awarded Electric Boat the contract to construct 10 Block IV Virginia-class submarines for $17.6 billion on 28 April 2014. The first Block IV, Vermont (SSN-792), commenced in May 2014 with the tenth ship, Utah (SSN-801), scheduled for delivery in 2023.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Naval Vessel Register".
- ^ "Future USS Oregon Delivered to U.S. Navy" (Press release). United States Navy. 28 February 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2022.
- ^ "USS Oregon Commissioning". Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Keel laying marks official construction of attack submarine". Associated Press. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
- ^ a b "New attack submarine, future USS Oregon, is christened". Associated Press. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ a b c d "SSN 774 Virginia class submarine". bga-aeroweb.com. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Snider, John (8 January 2015). "Shipbuilding News, January 2014". Professional Mariner. Retrieved 8 April 2015.