USS Oregon (SSN-793)
Lead boat of Virginia class, USS Virginia
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History | |
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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[3] |
Launched | [1] |
Sponsored by | Dana L. Richardson |
Commissioned | To be delivered in September 2019[2] |
Homeport | [4] |
Identification | Hull symbol:SNN-793 |
Status | Under Construction, keel laid July 8, 2017, Quonset Point Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingston, Rhode Island[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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Armament |
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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'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 the Chief of Naval Operations, ADM John Richardson, in attendance.[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.[dead link]
- ^ US Navy homeport
- ^ Snider, John (January 8, 2015). "Shipbuilding News, January 2014". Professional Mariner. Retrieved April 8, 2015.