USS Oregon (SSN-793)

USS Oregon (SSN-793)
Lead boat of Virginia class USS Virginia (SSN 774) returns to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard following the successful completion of its "alpha" sea trials in 2004.
Lead boat of Virginia class, USS Virginia
History
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[2]
Launched: [1]
Sponsored by: Dana L. Richardson
Commissioned: To be delivered in September 2019[3]
Homeport: [4]
Identification: Hull symbol:SSN-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: Virginia-class submarine
Displacement: 7,800 tons
Length: 377 ft (115 m)[3]
Beam: 34 ft (10.4 m)[3]
Draft: 32 ft (9.8 m)[3]
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)
Complement:
  • 15 officers
  • 120 enlisted men
Armament:

Oregon will be a Virginia-class submarine, 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.[2]

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.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Naval Vessel Register".
  2. 1 2 "The Latest: Keel laying marks attack submarine construction". Associated Press. 8 July 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "SSN 774 Virginia class submarine". bga-aeroweb.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ US Navy homeport
  5. ↑ "Navy Secretary Names Virginia-Class Submarine Oregon". SEAPOWER Magazine. October 10, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
  6. ↑ Snider, John (January 8, 2015). "Shipbuilding News, January 2014". Professional Mariner. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
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