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General Characteristics
Builders: Northrop Grumman Newport News and
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Power Plant: One nuclear reactor, one shaft
Length: 377 feet (114.91 meters)
Beam: 34 feet (10.36 meters)
Displacement: Approx. 7,800 tons (7,925.18
metric tons)
Speed: 25+ knots (28+ miles per hour, 46.3+
kph)
Crew: 134 Officers and Enlisted
Armament: Tomahawk missiles, VLS tubes, MK-48
torpedoes, four torpedo tubes, advanced mobile mines,
and unmanned undersea vehicle
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Named Texas
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Named for the lone star state, Texas is the second
ship of the Virginia class. The keel for Texas
was laid on July 12, 2002 and the ship was christened on July
31, 2004.
Designed
to meet the Navy’s requirements in a post-Cold War era,
Virginia-class submarines use advanced technologies to
increase firepower, maneuverability and stealth. The 377-feet
long Virginia-class submarines are capable of submerged
speeds of more than 25 knots and can stay submerged for up
to three months at a time.
Under an innovative agreement, Newport News is producing
the Virginia-class submarines as part of a team with
General Dynamics Electric Boat. The team is currently building
the first 10 submarines of a class expected to reach 30 ships.
Newport News builds the stern, habitability
& machinery spaces, torpedo room, sail and bow. Electric
Boat builds the engine room and control room. Newport News
and Electric Boat alternate work on the reactor plant as well
as the final assembly, test, outfit and delivery.
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