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New Mexico (SSN-779)
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Keel Laying to Commissioning

Virginia Class Attack Submarine: Named USS New Mexico (SSN-779) 7 December 2004; Construction began in January 2004 at Electric Boat Corporation, Groton, Conn. Christened 13 Dec. 2008. Launched 18 January 2009. Commissioned 27 March 2010 & operating from Naval Submarine Base New London.

Specifications: Power Plant: One S9G pressurized water reactor, 29.84MW (40,000hp), one shaft with pumpjet propulsor, Improved Performance Machinery Program Phase III one secondary propulsion submerged motor. Displacement, 7,800 tons submerged. Length: 377 feet. Draft: 32 feet. Beam: 34 feet. Speed: 25+ knots submerged. Depth: Greater than 800 feet. Horizontal Tubes: Four 21" Torpedo Tubes, Vertical Tubes: 12 Vertical Launch System Tubes, Weapons: 38 weapons, including: Vertical Launch System Tomahawk Cruise Missiles, Mk 48 ADCAP Heavyweight Torpedoes, Advanced Mobile Mines, Unmanned Undersea Vehicles, Special Warfare: Dry Deck Shelter. Advanced SEAL Delivery System. Sonars: Spherical active/passive arrays. Light Weight Wide Aperture Arrays. TB-16, TB-29, and future towed arrays. High-frequency chin and sail arrays. Countermeasures: 1 internal launcher (reloadable 2-barrel) 14 external launchers. Crew: 113 officers and men.

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New Mexico498kThe crew of the submarine New Mexico (SSN-779) pose with the flag presented by the state senate to the ship's company for the commissioning ceremony. Photo courtesy of General Dynamics Electric Boat Company via Bill Gonyo.
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New Mexico233kThe attack submarine New Mexico (SSN-779) transits the Thames River to her new homeport at Naval Submarine Base New London on 1 June 2010. New Mexico joins Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 4.Photo # N-8750E-171, by Lt. Patrick Evans, courtesy of navy.news.mil.
There is no DANFS History currently available for New Mexico (SSN-779) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The VIRGINIA Class America's Next Submarine
The Virginia Class—A New Submarine for the 21st Century
SSN-774 Virginia-class NSSN New Attack Submarine Centurion
NSSN VIRGINIA CLASS ATTACK SUBMARINE, USA
HISTORIC SUBMARINE DOCUMENTARY AND TRAINING FILMS
Making a Submarine - General Dynamics
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