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The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is the newest class of nuclear-powered cruise missile fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy.The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering operations. [10]
USS Virginia (SSN-774) is a nuclear powered cruise missile attack submarine and the lead ship of her class, currently serving in the United States Navy (USN). She is the tenth vessel of the Navy to be named for the Commonwealth of Virginia, as well as the second US Navy attack submarine to be named after a state, a pattern that is common throughout her class.
USS California (SSN-781), is the eighth Virginia-class submarine, and the seventh United States Navy ship named for the state of California.The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding (then called Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co.) in Newport News, Virginia, on 14 August 2003.
Virginia: 48 (planned) USS Virginia (SSN-774) 2 September 1999: USS New Jersey (SSN-796) September 14, 2024: Attack submarine. 23 commissioned as of September 2024. Columbia: 12 (planned) USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) (planned) Ballistic missile submarine
USS New Jersey (SSN-796), a Block IV Virginia-class submarine, is the third United States Navy vessel named for the state of New Jersey. The first two New Jerseys were battleships BB-16 and BB-62. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name for the third New Jersey on 25 May 2015, at a ceremony in Jersey City, New Jersey. [5] [6] [7]
“The Navy’s latest Virginia-class submarine joins the fleet.” USS New Jersey is the "first fully integrated submarine built for both male and female sailors" in the 100-year history of ...
The US Navy's Virginia-class submarine program is projected to run $17 billion over budget through 2030. The Navy is expected to build two Virginia subs a year and faces a time crunch with ...
A new Virginia-class submarine has been delivered to the U.S. Navy: New Jersey (SSN 796). ... The first USS New Jersey, BB 16, was a World War I battleship. The second, BB-62, saw actiion in World ...