USS Oregon (SSN-793)
_returns_to_the_General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat_shipyard.jpg) Lead boat of Virginia class, USS Virginia
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| History | |
|---|---|
 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[3] |
| Launched | [1] |
| Sponsored by | Dana L. Richardson |
| Commissioned | To be delivered in September 2019[2] |
| Homeport | [4] |
| Identification | Hull symbol:SNN-793 |
| Status | authorized for construction[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass- |
| Displacement | 7,800 tons |
| Length | 377 ft (115 m)[2] |
| Beam | 34 ft (10.4 m)[2] |
| Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m)[2] |
| 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 Template:Sclass-, commemorating the history between the U.S. state of Oregon and the United States Navy. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced its name on October 10, 2014 at a ceremony hosted at the Battleship Oregon Memorial in Portland's Tom McCall Waterfront Park.[5]
Oregon was keel by sponsor Mrs. Dana L. Richardson, wife of the Chief of Naval Operations Adm. John Richardson, at a ceremony held on July 8, 2017 at the Quonset Point Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.[3]
A contract modification for Oregon SSN-793, Montana SSN-794, and Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) was initially awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat for $594.7 million in April 2012. On December 23, 2014 they were awarded an additional $121.8 million contract modification to buy long lead-time material for the three Virginia-class submarines.[6] The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat the contract to construct 10 Block IV Virginia-class submarines for $17.6 billion on April 28, 2014. Vermont commenced in May 2014 with the tenth ship scheduled for delivery in 2023.[2]
References
- ^ a b c "Naval Vessel Register".
- ^ a b c d e "SSN 774 Virginia class submarine". bga-aeroweb.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ^ a b "The Latest: Keel laying marks attack submarine construction". Associated Press. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ US Navy homeport
- ^ Snider, John (January 8, 2015). "Shipbuilding News, January 2014". Professional Mariner. Retrieved April 8, 2015.