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Virginia Class Attack Submarine: Named Arkansas (SSN-800) on 15 June 2016.
Arkansas will be delivered by Newport News Shipbuilding.
SSN-792 through approximately SSN-801 are planned to make up the Fourth Block. The main improvement over the Block III is the reduction of major maintenance periods from four to three, increasing each ship's total lifetime deployments by one. (Partial text courtesy of wikipedia.org)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. 12 VLS & four torpedo tubes, capable of launching Mark 48 torpedoes, UGM-109 Tactical Tomahawks, Harpoon (missile)s and the new advanced mobile mine when it becomes available: 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: 134 officers and men.
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 | 4.18k | Washington 9 June 2016: A graphic representation of the future Virginia-class attack submarine Arkansas (SSN-800). The submarine will begin construction in 2018 and is expected to join the fleet in 2023. | USN photo graphic # 160609-N-LV331-002 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Armando Gonzales, courtesy of navy.mil. | |
 0880001 | 691k | Shipbuilder Jackie Evans welds the lower rudder for Virginia-class submarine Arkansas (SSN-800), July 2020. | Photo # 6-DCS20-26-85 by Ashley Cowan, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 0880002 | 307k | Shipbuilders prepare an Arkansas (SSN-800) module for lifting in the North Yard, October 2020. | Photo # 3-DCS20-322-3 by Matt Hildreth, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 0880003 | 1.82k | A unit for Arkansas (SSN-800) rests on a sea shuttle awaiting its next move. | Photo # 6DCS21-164-2 by Ashley Cowan, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 0880004 | 713k | HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division hosted a keel authentication ceremony for the Arkansas (SSN-800) on Saturday, 19 November 2022. The ship’s sponsors are the six women of the historic group known as the Little Rock Nine, the first African American students to attend all-white Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas during desegregation. NNS honored all nine members, including the three men, during Saturday’s ceremony. | Photo # DCS22-289-602 by Ashley Cowan, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 0880007 | 810k | Former Navy Secretary Ray Mabus asked us to be supporters of the ship and its crew. I signed on to be a foster grandmother,” said Elizabeth Eckford, a member of the Little Rock Nine, who spoke on behalf of the group during the ceremony. “President Eisenhower sent 1,000 paratroopers to Little Rock to disperse a mob, bring order, and they made it possible for us to enter Central High School. From that point, I’ve had very high regard for specially trained forces. | Photo # DCS22-290-1116 by Lexi Whitehead, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 0880005 | 845k | Jennifer Boykin, president of HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division, offers remarks during the keel authentication ceremony for Arkansas (SSN-800) on Saturday, 19 November 2022. Members of the Little Rock Nine, Carlotta Walls Lanier, Elizabeth Eckford, Ernest Green, Gloria Ray Karlmark, and Thelma Mothershed Wair, are joined by NNS President Jennifer Boykin, NNS welders, Navy leaders, and elected officials at the keel authentication ceremony for Arkansas at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding on Saturday, 19 November 2022. The six women of the Little Rock Nine were named sponsors of Arkansas by the Navy in 2018. All nine members were recognized by NNS during the ceremony. | Photo # DCS22-289-681 by Lexi Whitehead, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 0880006 | 779k | Welders from HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding division weld the initials of Little Rock Nine members onto metal plates during a keel authentication ceremony for the Arkansas (SSN-800) on Saturday, 19 November 2022. The metal plates will remain affixed to the submarine throughout its life. | Photo # DCS22-290-401 by Lexi Whitehead, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
There is no DANFS History currently available for Arkansas (SSN-800) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
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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
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