USS Oregon (SSN-793)

Oregon will be a Virginia-class submarine, commemorating the history between the U.S. state of Oregon and the United States Navy. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced its name on 10 October 2014 at a ceremony hosted at the Battleship Oregon Memorial in Portland's Tom McCall Waterfront Park.[6]

For other ships with the same name, see USS Oregon.

USS Oregon (SSN-793)
Lead boat of Virginia class, USS Virginia
History
United States
Name: USS Oregon
Namesake: State of Oregon
Ordered: 28 April 2014[1]
Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down: 8 July 2017[2]
Launched: [1]
Sponsored by: Dana L. Richardson
Christened: 5 October 2019[3]
Homeport: [4]
Identification: Hull symbol:SSN-793
General characteristics
Class and type: Virginia-class submarine
Displacement: 7,800 tons
Length: 377 ft (115 m)[5]
Beam: 34 ft (10.4 m)[5]
Draft: 32 ft (9.8 m)[5]
Propulsion: S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Endurance: can remain submerged for up to 3 months
Test depth: greater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement:
  • 15 officers
  • 120 enlisted men
Armament:

Oregon's keel was laid down on 8 July 2017, in a ceremony held at the Quonset Point Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, with sponsor Mrs. Dana L. Richardson, wife of the Chief of Naval Operations, ADM John Richardson, in attendance.[2] On 5 October 2019, Mrs Richardson christened Oregon at Electric Boat hall in Groton, Connecticut.[3]

A contract modification for Oregon SSN-793, Montana SSN-794, and Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) was initially awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat for $594.7 million in April 2012. On 23 December 2014 they were awarded an additional $121.8 million contract modification to buy long lead-time material for the three Virginia-class submarines.[7] The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat the contract to construct 10 Block IV Virginia-class submarines for $17.6 billion on 28 April 2014. Vermont commenced in May 2014 with the tenth ship scheduled for delivery in 2023.[5] CDR Lacy Lodmell took over as commanding officer 20 November 2020.[8]

References
  1. "Naval Vessel Register".
  2. "Keel laying marks official construction of attack submarine". Associated Press. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  3. "New attack submarine, future USS Oregon, is christened". Associated Press. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  4. US Navy homeport
  5. "SSN 774 Virginia class submarine". bga-aeroweb.com. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  6. "Navy Secretary Names Virginia-Class Submarine Oregon". SEAPOWER Magazine. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  7. Snider, John (8 January 2015). "Shipbuilding News, January 2014". Professional Mariner. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  8. Affairs, Naval Submarine Support Center, New London, Public. "PCU Oregon welcomes new skipper". The Dolphin. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.