USS Oregon (SSN-793)

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USS Oregon (SSN-793)
Lead boat of Virginia class USS Virginia (SSN 774) returns to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard following the successful completion of its "alpha" sea trials in 2004.
Lead boat of Virginia class, USS Virginia
History
United States
NameUSS Oregon
NamesakeState of Oregon
Ordered28 April 2014[1]
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down8 July 2017[3]
Launched[1]
Sponsored byDana L. Richardson
Christened5 October 2019[5]
CommissionedScheduled March 2022[2]
Homeport[4]
IdentificationHull symbol:SSN-793
General characteristics
Class and type Virginia-class submarine
Displacement7,800 tons
Length377 ft (115 m)[6]
Beam34 ft (10.4 m)[6]
Draft32 ft (9.8 m)[6]
PropulsionS9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine
Speed25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Endurancecan remain submerged for up to 3 months
Test depthgreater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement
  • 15 officers
  • 120 enlisted men
Armament

Oregon will be a nuclear powered attack submarine in the United States Navy. She is to be the fourth vessel to carry the name Oregon, the 33rd state of US, and she will be the 20th Virginia-class submarine. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced her name on 10 October 2014 at a ceremony hosted at the Battleship Oregon Memorial in Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon.[7]

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 Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral John Richardson, in attendance.[3] On 5 October 2019, Mrs Richardson christened Oregon at Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut.[5]

A contract modification for Oregon SSN-793, Montana (SSN-794), and Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) was initially awarded to 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.[8] The US Navy awarded Electric Boat the contract to construct 10 Block IV Virginia-class submarines for $17.6 billion on 28 April 2014. The first Block IV, Vermont (SSN-792), commenced in May 2014 with the tenth ship, Utah (SSN-801), scheduled for delivery in 2023.[6]

Inside the control of sister submarine Virginia (SSN-774)

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Inside the control room of sister submarine New Mexico (SSN-779). SECNAV Ray Mabus observes during a tour with the sub's crew.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Naval Vessel Register".
  2. ^ "USS Oregon Commissioning". Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Keel laying marks official construction of attack submarine". Associated Press. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  4. ^ US Navy homeport
  5. ^ a b "New attack submarine, future USS Oregon, is christened". Associated Press. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "SSN 774 Virginia class submarine". bga-aeroweb.com. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Navy Secretary Names Virginia-Class Submarine Oregon". SEAPOWER Magazine. 10 October 2014. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  8. ^ Snider, John (8 January 2015). "Shipbuilding News, January 2014". Professional Mariner. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
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