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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, launched on 27 October 2012 and commissioned on 7 September 2013.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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 | 1.09k | Newport News Shipbuilding is teamed with General Dynamics Electric Boat to build Virginia-class submarines. Newport News Shipbuilding builds the stern, habitability & machinery spaces, torpedo room, sail and bow. Electric Boat builds the pressure hull, engine room and control room. Newport News Shipbuilding and Electric Boat each perform work on the reactor plant as well as alternate on the final assembly, test, outfit and delivery. The team has been recognized as the best shipbuilding program in the Navy. Virginia-class Infographic PDF. | Text & photo courtesy of huntingtoningalls.com. | |
 | 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. | |
 | 133k | Minnesota (SSN-783) under construction. You can see that this photo was taken in Autumn 2010 by the changing hues of the metal. | Photo courtesy of sb.northropgrumman.com via Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 351k | Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, hosted a keel laying ceremony today, 20 May 2011, for the pre-commissioning unit Minnesota (SSN-783), a submarine named for the North Star State. Ellen Roughead, Minnesota native and wife of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, is the ship's sponsor and served as the keel authenticator for the ceremony. She authenticated the keel by chalking her initials onto a metal plate. Her initials were then welded onto the plate, which will be permanently affixed to the ship. | Photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst courtesy of Newport News Shipbuilding via Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 628k | Ellen Roughead, wife of Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead, and sponsor of the tenth Virginia-class submarine Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN-783), delivers her remarks during the boat's keel laying ceremony. | Photo # N-ZB612-258 by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst courtesy of navy.mil via Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 482k | Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead, and the ship's sponsor, Ellen Roughead, thank crew members and their families at the keel laying ceremony of the Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN-783) in Newport News, Va. | Photo # N-ZB612-424 by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Tiffini Jones Vanderwyst courtesy of navy.mil via Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 416k | Stern section of thr pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN-783) under construction. | Photo # 10521 courtesy of globenewswire.com & huntingtoningalls.com via Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 1.00k | Stern section of thr pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN-783) under construction. | Photo # 10522 courtesy of globenewswire.com & huntingtoningalls.com via Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 387k | The submarine Minnesota (SSN-783) is "pressure hull complete," signifying that all of the submarine's hull sections have been joined to form a single, watertight unit. | Photo # 13914 courtesy of globenewswire.com & huntingtoningalls.com. | |
 | 428k | The attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit Minnesota (SSN-783) under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding on 5 October 2012. | USN photo # N-ZZ999-002 by Chris Oxley courtesy of navy.mil. | |
 | 436k | The attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN-783) under construction at Newport News Shipbuilding on 5 October 2012. | Photo # N-ZZ999-002 by Chris Oxley courtesy of navy.mil. | |
 | 520k | Minnesota (SSN-783) was a hit with the wine during her christening ceremony at Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 October 2012. | Photo by Ricky Thompson, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com. | |
 | 352k | Ship's Sponsor Ellen Roughead performs the traditional honor of breaking a bottle of American sparkling wine across the hull of the submarine Minnesota (SSN-783). Also pictured (left to right) are Newport News Shipbuilding President Matt Mulherin and Cmdr. John Fancher, the ship's prospective commanding officer. | Photo # 16387 courtesy of globenewswire.com & huntingtoningalls.com. | |
 | 594k | About 1,800 people gathered for the christening celebration of Minnesota (SSN-783). The submarine is about 88 percent complete and is on track to complete in 62 months -- 11 months ahead of contract schedule. | Photo # 16388 courtesy of globenewswire.com & huntingtoningalls.com. | |
 | 213k | Official class picture of the Minnesota (SSN-783) christening ceremony, 27 October 2012. | Photo # 2a-DCS12-1739-275 by John Whalen, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 | 408k | Adm. Kirkland Donald, director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion, delivers remarks during the christening ceremony for the attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN-783). | Photo # N-QL471-163 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Billy Ho courtesy of navy.mil. | |
 | 1.60k | Newport News Shipbuilding hosts the christening ceremony for the attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN-783). | Photo # N-QL471-245 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Billy Ho courtesy of navy.mil. | |
 | 741k | The attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Minnesota (SSN-783) is christened at Newport News Shipbuilding on 27 October 2012. | Photo # N-QL471-016 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Billy Ho courtesy of navy.mil. | |
 | 300k | Minnesota (SSN-783) is rolled out to the floating dry dock to be launched in the James River, 1 November 2012 at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding. | USN photo # 3-DCS12-1744-241_7 by Chris Oxley courtesy of Newport News Shipbuilding. | |
 | 898k | Sailors assigned to attack submarine Minnesota (SSN-783) man the rails after the order to "bring the ship to life" is given during the commissioning ceremony for Minnesota. | U.S. Navy photos # N-XQ474-161 & N-AP176-118 courtesy of Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Schneide via navy.mil. | |
 | 308k | Speakers' stand during the National Anthem. | Photo courtesy of Dale Hargrave. | |
 | 175k | Adm Jonathan Greenert CNO, SecNav Ray Mabus. Secretary of the Navy, Principal Speaker. | Photo courtesy of Dale Hargrave. | |
 | 266k | Raising the commissioning flag. | Photo courtesy of Dale Hargrave. | |
 | 266k | Ellen Roughhead, boat's sponsor sees stero. | Photo courtesy of Dale Hargrave. | |
 | 156k | Minnesota (SSN-783) heading for the sea. | Photo courtesy of Dale Hargrave. | |
 | 628k | Shipbuilder Jason Jaffeux takes readings prior to the Minnesota (SSN-783) launch, March 2013. | Photo # 03-DCS12-1747-318 by John Whalen, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 | 507k | With the James River Bridge behind her, Minnesota (SSN-783) prepares for her first taste of the sea, June 2013. | Photo # 04-DCS13-267_0226 by Chris Oxley, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 | 201k | A clamming boat owner watches Minnesota (SSN-783) travel up the James River back to Newport News Shipbuilding after sea trials, June 2013. | Photo # 01-DCS13-298-143 by John Whalen, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 | 280k | It takes brute force for riggers to tie Minnesota (SSN-783) to the dock after her return from Bravo sea trials, June 2013. | Photo # 10-DCS13-298-465 by John Whalen, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 | 238k | One of the torpedo shapes launched from Minnesota (SSN-783) is recovered by the crew of the tug Dauntless, August 2013. | Photo # 04DCS13-79_0098 by Chris Oxley, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 | 227k | A torpedo shape shot from Minnesota (SSN-783) during torpedo tube testing is lifted from the water after recovery, August 2013. | Photo # 06DCS13-79_0012 by Chris Oxley, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 | 1.50k | The Minnesota (SSN-783) departs Naval Station Norfolk for its permanent homeport at Naval Submarine Base, Groton, Conn. on 8 January 2014. Minnesota was commissioned in Norfolk on 7 September 2013. The boat will be assigned to Commander, Submarine Squadron (SUBRON) 4 in Groton. | USN photo # 140108-N-HU624-090 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Shannon D. Barnwell courtesy of navy.mil. | |
 | 512k | Sailors assigned to the Minnesota (SSN-783) guide a Mark 48 advanced capability torpedo during an expeditionary ordnance onload at Haakonsvern Naval Base in Bergen, Norway, 18 October 2019. Minnesota is on a scheduled deployment in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations in support of U.S. national security interests in Europe and Africa. | USN photo # 191018-N-UN744-1196 by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Travis Simmons via navy.mil | |
| Commanding Officers | |||
| 01 | CDR Fancher, John William, USN | 07.09.2013 21.02.2014 FDC | |
| 02 | CDR/CAPT Tanaka, Brian J, USN | 21.02.2014 20.04.2018 | |
| 03 | CDR Flaherty III, Thomas Patrick, USN | 20.04.2018 08.09.2020 | |
| 04 | CDR Bozin, Bradley Christopher, USN | 08.09.2020 | |
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The VIRGINIA Class America's Next Submarine
The Virginia Class—A New Submarine for the 21st Century
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