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Virginia-Class Attack Submarine
U.S. Navy's latest nuclear-powered fast-attack submarine, built jointly by Electric Boat and HII-Newport News Shipbuilding; Block V adds the Virginia Payload Module.
Description
The Virginia class is the U.S. Navy's latest class of nuclear-powered fast-attack submarines, replacing the Los Angeles class. Electric Boat and Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding share construction under a teaming agreement and have delivered 22 Virginia-class ships since 2004.
Key features
- Modular construction, open architecture and commercial off-the-shelf components
- Block V boats add the Virginia Payload Module (VPM) from PCU Arizona (SSN 803), with four large-diameter payload tubes amidships
- Displacement: 7,700 tons (submerged)
- Length: 377 feet; hull diameter 34 feet
- Speed: 25+ knots; diving depth 800+ feet
- Weapons: Mark 48 ADCAP torpedoes, Tomahawk missiles, Mark 60 CAPTOR mines, mobile mines and UUVs
Applications
Fast-attack submarine missions for the U.S. Navy; VPM tubes carry weapons, unmanned undersea vehicles and other payloads.
Specifications
| Displacement | 7,700 tons (submerged) |
|---|---|
| Length | 377 feet |
| Hull Diameter | 34 feet |
| Speed | 25+ knots |
| Diving Depth | 800+ feet |
| Deliveries | 22 since 2004 (with HII-NNS) |
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