USS Utah (SSN-801)
_returns_to_the_General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat_shipyard.jpg) The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia returns to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard following the successful completion of its "alpha" sea trials in 2004.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Utah |
| Namesake | State of Utah |
| Ordered | 28 April 2014[1] |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 1 September 2021[3] |
| Sponsored by | Kate Mabus |
| Commissioned | Summer 2023[2] |
| Identification | Hull number: SSN-801 |
| 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 VLS tubes, four 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk 48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
Utah (SSN-801), a Virginia-class submarine, is the second U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Utah. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on September 28, 2015, at a ceremony in Salt Lake City, Utah.[4] The Navy specifically selected boat number "801" to be named Utah, even jumping over some other as-yet-unnamed boats, as 801 is the telephone area code for Utah's capital, Salt Lake City.[5]
The keel laying ceremony took place 1 September 2021 at the Groton Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. The ships sponsor is Kate Mabus, daughter of Former Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Utah (SSN 801)". Naval Vessel Register.
- ^ Fredde, Ashley (29 August 2021). "Submarine to be first Navy ship named after Utah since Pearl Harbor". KSL.
- ^ "SSN 801 Utah Keel Laying" (Press release). Electric Boat. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Navy Secretary Mabus to Name Virginia-Class Submarine USS Utah". Seapower. 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
- ^ Carlisle, Nate (23 September 2015). "Navy to name new submarine USS Utah". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "USS Utah Keel Laying Ceremony". USS Utah Commissioning Committee. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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