USS Illinois (SSN-786)
Illinois on 27 August 2016
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Illinois |
Namesake | State of Illinois |
Awarded | 22 December 2008[1] |
Builder | Electric Boat |
Laid down | 2 June 2014[1][4] |
Launched | 8 August 2015[1] |
Sponsored by | Michelle Obama[4] |
Christened | 10 October 2015[5] |
Acquired | 27 August 2016[2] |
Commissioned | 29 October 2016[3] |
Homeport | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii[1] |
Motto | Nemo Magis Fortiter ("None more brave") |
Status | Active service |
Badge | |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Virginia-class submarine |
Displacement |
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Length | 114.9 meters (377 feet) |
Beam | 10.3 meters (34 feet) |
Draft | 9.8 meters (32 feet) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h)[9] |
Range | Essentially unlimited distance; 33 years |
Complement | 134 officers and sailors[9] |
USS Illinois (SSN-786) is a
christened the boat on 10 October 2015.[5] Illinois was launched on 8 August 2015[1] and completed sea trials on 2 August 2016.[12] She was delivered to the Navy on 27 August 2016 and commissioned in a ceremony at Naval Submarine Base New London on 29 October 2016.[2][3][13] Then-First Lady Michelle Obama, as the sponsor, attended the ceremony and is considered to be an honorary member of the crew due to her support of military families and her involvement with the Illinois crew and their families.[14]
History
Illinois completed a change of home port from Naval Submarine Base New London to
Submarine Squadron One.[16]
Ship's crest
The official ship's crest was designed by Christopher Durdle of
Roseville, IL and accepted by the Navy at an unveiling ceremony at the Union League Club of Chicago on 2 April 2015. First Lady Michelle Obama congratulated the contest finalists and crew via video at the ceremony.[17][18]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Illinois (SSN 786)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ a b LaGrone, Sam (29 August 2016). "Attack Boat Illinois Delivers Early to Navy". USNI News. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ a b McDermott, Jennifer (2 June 2013). "First lady helps lay keel for new submarine". Navy Times. Associated Press.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Navy sub 'Illinois' christened by Michelle Obama". Chicago Tribune. 10 October 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Virginia Block III: The Revised Bow". Defense Industry Daily. 21 December 2008.
- National Archives.
- ^ "USS Illinois successfully completes alpha sea trials".
- ^ Michelle Obama: 'Beyond proud' at Navy submarine ceremony, NavyTimes.com, 29 October 2016, accessed 31 October 2016
- ^ "Virginia-class submarine Illinois reaches Pearl Harbor homeport for first time". navaltoday.com. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Students Compete to Design USS Illinois Crest". NBC Chicago. 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Creative crests for crew". Commercial News.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
Further reading
- Christley, Jim. US Nuclear Submarines: The Fast Attack. Oxford: Osprey Pub., 2007. OCLC 141383046
- Clancy, Tom, and John Gresham. Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship. New York, N.Y.: OCLC 48749330
- Gresham, John, and Ian Westwell. Seapower. Edison, NJ.: Chartwell Books, 2004. OCLC 56578494
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Illinois (SSN-786).
- Navy Names Five New Submarines
- Virginia Class Attack Submarine - SSN
- Navy Lays Keel for Virginia-Class Submarine Illinois
- First Lady Named Sponsor of New Navy Submarine, USS ILLINOIS
- USS Illinois Commissioning Committee Presentation at the Pritzker Military Museum & Library
- 786 Club – Civilian Support Organization for the Crew of SSN 786