USS Silversides (SSN-807)
USS Silversides (SSN-807) will be a Block 5 Virginia-class submarine for the United States Navy and the third United States Navy vessel named for the silversides. It was ordered on 2 December 2019. Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite officially announced the name during his visit to the oldest U.S. Navy commissioned ship afloat, USS Constitution, on 15 January 2021.[2]
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | Silversides |
| Namesake: | Silversides |
| Ordered: | 2 December 2019[1] |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia |
| Identification: | Hull number: SSN-807 |
| Status: | Ordered |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 10,200 tons |
| Length: | 460 ft (140 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; 29 mph) |
| Endurance: | can remain submerged for periods in excess of 3 months |
| Test depth: | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
| Complement: |
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| Armament: | 40 VLS tubes (12 forward VPT; 28 in VPM), four 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
References
- "Naval Vessel Register".
- "SECNAV Names Future Vessels while aboard Historic Navy Ship" (Press release). United States Navy. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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