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Minnesota (SSN-783)

Virginia Class Attack Submarine: Named PCU Minnesota (SSN-783) construction began at Northrop Grumman Newport News in February, 2008. The ship was named on 15 July 2008 and is expected to be delivered in 2014.

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.

Size	Image Description	Contributed By/ Source
886k	A cut out of the Virginia class (SSN-774) submarine characteristics.	Courtesy of csp.navy.mil.
59k	Minnesota (SSN-783) under construction, August 2009.	Courtesy of nn.northropgrumman.com.
77k	This is the first photo of any component going into the new Minnesota (SSN-783) currently being built. It's a new sort of missile launch tube -- Two of these babies can do what a dozen of the old sort of missile tubes could do. I wish I could explain how, but can't say for sure. I'm guessing they either hold six missiles per tube, or have a reloading system of some sort.	Courtesy of areavoices.com. Photo added 10/15/09.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Minnesota (SSN-783) 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 ClassAmerica'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

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