| USS Montana (SSN-794) | |
|---|---|
 Lead boat of Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774) | |
| Career (USA) |  |
| Name: | USS Montana |
| Namesake: | State of Montana |
| Ordered: | [1] |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia |
| Laid down: | [1] |
| Launched: | [1] |
| Commissioned: | To be delivered in 2020 |
| Homeport: | [2] |
| Identification: | Hull symbol:SNN-794 |
| Status: | authorized for construction[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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) |
| 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 (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
Montana will be a Virginia-class submarine, honoring the U.S. State of Montana which is known for the service of its people. Approximately 10% of Montana citizens have served in the Armed Forces. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced its name on September 3, 2015 at a ceremony hosted in Billings, Montana with U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-MT). This will only be the second commissioned warship bearing the name Montana.[4]
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.[5] 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 10th ship scheduled for delivery in 2023.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Naval Vessel Register". http://www.nvr.navy.mil/nvrships/details/SSN794.htm.
- ↑ US Navy homeport
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "SSN 774 Virginia class submarine". bga-aeroweb.com. https://www.bga-aeroweb.com/Defense/Virginia-Class-Submarine.html. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
- ↑ Snider, John (January 8, 2015). "Shipbuilding News, January 2014". Professional Mariner. http://www.professionalmariner.com/Web-Exclusive-2014/Shipbuilding-News-January-2014/. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
Further reading[]
- Christley, Jim. US Nuclear Submarines: The Fast Attack. Oxford: Osprey Pub., 2007. ISBN 1-846-03168-0 OCLC 141383046
- Clancy, Tom, and John Gresham. Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship. New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, 2002. ISBN 0-425-18300-9 OCLC 48749330
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