USS Utah (SSN-801)
Utah (SSN-801), a Virginia-class submarine, will be the second U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Utah. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on September 28, 2015, at a ceremony in Salt Lake City, Utah.[2]
_returns_to_the_General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat_shipyard.jpg.webp) The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia returns to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard following the successful completion of its "alpha" sea trials in 2004. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | USS Utah |
| Namesake: | State of Utah |
| Ordered: | April 28, 2014[1] |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| 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 (533 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk 48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
The Navy specifically selected boat number "801" to be named Utah, even jumping over some other as-yet-unnamed boats, as 801 is the telephone area code for Utah's capital, Salt Lake City.[3]
References
- "Naval Vessel Register".
- "Navy Secretary Mabus to Name Virginia-Class Submarine USS Utah" Seapower Magazine, September 23, 2015
- "Navy to name new submarine USS Utah". The Salt Lake Tribune. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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