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Columbia-Class Ballistic Missile Submarine
12-ship SSBN class replacing the Ohio class; Electric Boat is prime contractor and performs about 78% of construction. Nuclear, electric drive propulsion.
Description
Electric Boat is the prime contractor on the design and construction of the 12-ship Columbia class, performing about 78% of the construction, with Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding building the bow and stern. The class replaces the Ohio-class SSBNs and will be the largest submarines built by the United States, two-and-a-half times the size of Virginia-class boats.
Key features
- Life-of-ship reactor, eliminating refueling
- First ballistic-missile submarines designed for modular construction
- QUAD Pack technique outfits four missile tubes in a factory environment, raising missile compartment modular construction to more than 85%
- Displacement: 20,810 long tons (submerged)
- Length: 560 feet; hull diameter 43 feet
- Speed: 20+ knots; diving depth 800+ feet
- 16 missile tubes, Trident II D5 (LE)
- Propulsion: nuclear, electric drive
Applications
Strategic deterrence for the U.S. Navy as the successor to the Ohio-class SSBN fleet.
Specifications
| Displacement | 20,810 long tons (submerged) |
|---|---|
| Length | 560 feet |
| Hull Diameter | 43 feet |
| Speed | 20+ knots |
| Diving Depth | 800+ feet |
| Missile Tubes | 16 |
| Propulsion | Nuclear, Electric Drive |
| Missile | Trident II D5 (LE) |
| Ships in class | 12 |
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