USS Virginia (SSN-774)

7925 tons submerged

115 m

10.4 m

9.5 m

134

A S9G reactor nozzle ring propeller

25 nodes

4 torpedo tubes, 12 vertical missile launch tubes

The USS Virginia ( SSN -774 ) is the lead ship of the nuclear -powered submarine class Virginia.

History

Construction

The Virginia was laid in 1999 at Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut on stack, the launching in August 2003. The boat was christened by Lynda Johnson Robb, wife of a former governor of Virginia and daughter of Lyndon B. Johnson. On 23 October 2004, the Virginia was put into service, its first commander was David J. Kern. The boat is the first without conventional periscope. To replace a camera system is used with all-round visibility.

Inserts

On 23 November 2005, the Virginia ended its first use. On January 12, 2006, she was brought to the shipyard of Electric Boat, where she went through the majority of the year 2006, a post- shakedown availability - phase. The first mission trip commonly evaluated and, if necessary, made ​​minor repairs. By 2009, followed by several other smaller transfers. The first regular six -month deployment journey began in October 2009, the Virginia into the Mediterranean. On 1 September 2010, the submarine docked in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard to be carried out the first overhaul.