USS Montana (SSN-794)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Montana.
USS Montana (SSN-794)
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 (SSN-774)
History
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:SSN-794
Status: authorized for construction[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)
Endurance: can remain submerged for up to 3 months
Test depth: greater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement:
  • 15 officers
  • 120 enlisted men
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. 1 2 3 4 "Naval Vessel Register".
  2. ↑ US Navy homeport
  3. 1 2 3 4 "SSN 774 Virginia class submarine". bga-aeroweb.com. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
  4. ↑ "US Navy Submarine will be named U.S.S Montana". KXLH News. September 3, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  5. ↑ Snider, John (January 8, 2015). "Shipbuilding News, January 2014". Professional Mariner. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

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