USS South Dakota (SSN-790)

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USS South Dakota (SSN-790) on a test drive
USS South Dakota (SSN-790) on a test drive
Overview
Order December 22, 2008
Keel laying April 4, 2016
1. Period of service flag
Commissioning 2nd February 2019
Whereabouts Active, home port of Groton
Technical specifications
displacement

7925 tons submerged

length

114.9 m

width

10.1 m

Draft

9.8 m

crew

132

drive

An S9G reactor, nozzle ring propeller

speed

30 knots

Armament

4 torpedo tubes, 12 vertical missile launch tubes

The USS South Dakota (SSN-790) is a nuclear-powered submarine of the United States Navy . It belongs to the Virginia class and was named after the US state of South Dakota .

Surname

On July 15, 2008, it was announced that SSN-790 would be named after the US state of South Dakota. She is the third active ship in the US Navy to receive this name. The first was the Pennsylvania-class cruiser USS South Dakota . The second ship to bear this name was the USS South Dakota , a South Dakota second - class battleship that was in service from 1942 to 1947. A fourth South Dakota , lead ship of the first South Dakota class , was not completed.

history

The order went to Electric Boat in Groton on December 22, 2008 . Construction for the boat began in 2013, the keel was laid in April 2016 and the ship was christened on October 14, 2017 . The boat entered service in its home port in early 2019.

Web links

Commons : South Dakota  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Navy to Christen Submarine South Dakota. United States Navy , October 13, 2017, accessed October 15, 2017 .
  2. ^ South Dakota III (SSN-790). Naval History and Heritage Command , October 14, 2017, accessed October 15, 2017 .