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Arizona (SSN-803), a Block 5 Virginia-class submarine, will be the fourth United States Navy vessel named for the state of Arizona. Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly announced the name on 24 December 2019, in a press release. Arizona was authorized for construction on 2 December 2019.
Name: USS Arizona
Namesake: State of Arizona
Ordered: 2 December 2019
Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Sponsored by: Nikki Stratton
Status: Ordered
General characteristics
Class and type: Virginia-class submarine
Displacement: 10,200 tons
Length: 460 ft (140 m)
Beam: 34 ft (10.4 m)
Draft: 32 ft (9.8 m)
Propulsion: S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h)
Endurance: can remain submerged for periods in excess of 3 months
Test depth: greater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement:
15 officers
120 enlisted men
Armament: 40 VLS tubes (12 forward VPT; 28 in VPM), four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk.
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