USS Oklahoma (SSN-802)
_returns_to_the_General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat_shipyard.jpg) The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774).
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Oklahoma |
| Namesake | State of Oklahoma |
| Ordered | 2 December 2019[1] |
| Laid down | 2 August 2023[2] |
| Sponsored by | Mary “Molly” Slavonic |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement | 7,800 tons |
| Length | 377 ft (115 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft (10.4 m) |
| Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| 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 BGM-109 Tomahawk |
Oklahoma (SSN-802) will be a
Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly announced the name on 24 December 2019, in a press release.[3][4] Oklahoma, first of the Virginia-class Block V boats, was authorized for construction on 2 December 2019.[1] Unlike the following Block V boats, Oklahoma will not be equipped with the Virginia Payload Module (VPM), which will instead be fitted first to USS Arizona (SSN-803).[5]
Construction and career
Oklahoma's
Gregory Slavonic.[2]
References
- ^ a b "OKLAHOMA (SSN 802)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
- ^ a b "HII Authenticates Keel of Virginia-Class Attack Submarine Oklahoma (SSN 802)" (Press release). HII. 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
- ^ "Acting SECNAV Names Two Newest Virginia-Class Subs for Greatest-Gen Heroes of Pearl Harbor" (Press release). United States Navy. 23 December 2019. NNS191223-08. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ Werner, Ben (25 December 2019). "First Virginia-Class Block V Subs Named For Pearl Harbor Battleships". USNI News. United States Naval Institute. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ "Attack Submarines - SSN". United States Navy. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- 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.
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