USS Barb (SSN-804)
Barb (SSN-804) will be a Block 5 Virginia-class submarine with third United States Navy vessel named for the barb fish.[2] The submarine will also be the first Virginia-class submarine to be named after an aquatic animal and the first U.S. Navy submarine to be named after an aquatic animal following USS Seawolf (SSN-21), in more than 20 years. Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite officially announced the name on October 13, 2020, in a ceremony unveiling plans to construct a new National Museum of the United States Navy in Washington, D.C..[3]
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | USS Barb |
| Namesake: | Barb |
| Ordered: | 2 December 2019[1] |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding |
| 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) |
| Endurance: | can remain submerged for up to 3 months |
| Test depth: | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
| Complement: |
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| Armament: | 40 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
References
- "Naval Vessel Register".
- "Secretary of the Navy Names Future DDG, SSN" (Press release). United States Navy. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- Shelbourne, Mallory (13 October 2020). "SECNAV Names Attack Boat After WWII USS Barb, DDG for Former SECNAV Lehman". USNI News. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
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