USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 U.S. | |
| Name: | USS Hyman G. Rickover |
| Namesake: | Admiral Hyman G. Rickover |
| Ordered: | [1] |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down: | [1] |
| Launched: | [1] |
| Sponsored by: | Darlene Greenert |
| Commissioned: | [1] |
| Homeport: | Groton, Connecticut[2] |
| Identification: | Hull symbol:SSN-795 |
| Status: | authorized for construction[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 7,800 tons |
| Length: | 377 ft (115 m)[1] |
| Beam: | 34 ft (10.4 m)[1] |
| Draft: | 32 ft (9.8 m)[1] |
| Propulsion: | S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Test depth: | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
| Complement: | 134 officers and men |
| Armament: | 12 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795), will be a Virginia-class submarine, the second ship of the United States Navy commemorating Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, pioneer of the nuclear Navy.[3] The ship's sponsor is Darlene Greenert,[4] wife of US Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Jonathan Greenert. Both the boat's name and her sponsor were announced by the Secretary of the Navy at a ceremony at the Washington Navy Yard on 9 January 2015.[4]
The first USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-709) was a Los Angeles-class submarine, and the only submarine of its class not to be named after a United States city or town. This submarine will be the second of its class not to be named after a U.S. state; the first was the USS John Warner (SSN-785).
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Naval Vessel Register". Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ↑ US Navy homeport
- ↑ LaGrone, Sam (9 January 2015). "Navy Names Attack Boat After Rickover". USNI News. U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
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