USS Hawaii (SSN-776)
Appearance
![]() USS Hawaii entering Pearl Harbor during a homeport change.
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Name | USS Hawaii |
Namesake | US state of Hawaii |
Ordered | 30 September 1998 |
Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
Laid down | 27 August 2004 |
Launched | 17 June 2006 |
Commissioned | 5 May 2007 |
Homeport | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
Motto |
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Status | in active service |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Virginia-class submarine |
Type | Fast attack |
Displacement | 7800 tons light, 7800 tons full |
Length | 114.9 meters (377 feet) |
Beam | 10.3 meters (34 feet) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h)[5] |
Range | Essentially unlimited distance; 33 years |
Test depth | greater than 800 feet (240 meters)[6] |
Complement | 134 officers and men[5] |
Armament | 12 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes |
USS Hawaii (SSN-776), a
christened on 17 June 2006 by her sponsor, Governor Linda Lingle of Hawaii. Electric Boat delivered Hawaii to the US Navy on 22 December 2006, ahead of schedule.[7]
She was commissioned on 5 May 2007.[8]
In July 2009, she changed home port from Groton, CT (Submarine Group Two, Submarine Squadron Two) to Pearl Harbor, HI (Submarine Squadron One).[9]
History
- January 2008 – maiden deployment.
- May 2008 – post-shakedown availability.[10]
- 4 December 2008 – US Navy announces USS Hawaii will be home ported at Pearl Harbor in 2009.[11]
- 8 May 2009 – US Navy announces the ship has earned the U.S. Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation for their work in disrupting drug trafficking from 20 February to 17 April 2008.[12]
- 10 July 2009 – The sub transits the Panama Canal en route to new homeport at Pearl Harbor.[13]
- 23 July 2009 – The sub reaches Pearl Harbor.[14]
- 30 March to 5 May 2010 – The sub receives a $2.5 million refit in a drydock in Pearl Harbor.[15]
- August 2010 – The boat leaves for her first Western Pacific cruise, under temporarily assignment to Seventh Fleet,[16] making her the first Virginia-class submarine to enter the Western Pacific.[17]
- February 2011 – The boat returns from her first Western Pacific cruise.[18]
See also
References
- ^ Commissioning book USS HAWAII (SSN 776), US Navy, 5 May 2007
- ^ ISBN 978-953-307-474-0
- ^ "Validation of the Use of Low Enriched Uranium as a Replacement for Highly Enriched Uranium in US Submarine Reactors" (PDF). dspace.mit.edu. June 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "US study of reactor and fuel types to enable naval reactors to shift from HEU fuel". fissilematerials.org. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ GlobalSecurity.org
- ^ Electric Boat Corporation's News Archived 14 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class (SW) Ira J. Elinson (5 May 2007). "Navy Commissions USS Hawaii". United States Navy. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ USS Hawaii (SSN 776) Arrival Ceremony Archived 28 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine, 16 July 2009
- ^ The USS Hawaii Archived 20 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ US Navy press release, Virginia-Class Sub Bound for Pearl Harbor, 5 December 2008. Retrieved on 13 Dec 2008
- ^ Lt. Patrick Evans (8 May 2009). "USS Hawaii Earns Commendation for Disrupting Drug Traffic". United States Navy. Retrieved 9 May 2009.
- ^ Kakesako, Gregg K., "USS Hawaii Nearing New Pearl Harbor Home", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 11 July 2009.
- Military Times, 23 July 2009.
- ^ Kakesako, Gregg K., "Navy Completes Challenging Retrofit of Sub", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 6 May 2010.
- ^ COMSUBPAC Public Affairs, "USS Hawaii Departs for Western Pacific Deployment[permanent dead link]", 25 Aug, 2010.
- ^ Submarine USS Hawaii first of its class to enter Western Pacific
- ^ COMSUBPAC Public Affairs, "USS Hawaii Returns from Western Pacific Deployment Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine", 24 February 2011.
Fast Facts[permanent dead link] This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.
External links
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