Wednesday, April 14, 2021

USS Idaho SSN-799

  Scale 1:700 Brand Inizio (Kit score 5/10)




www.facebook.com/ericknnavas/

www.instagram.com/ships_and_models_by_ericknavas/

Idaho (SSN-799), a Virginia-class submarine, will be the fifth U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Idaho. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on 23 August 2015, at a ceremony in Idaho. The keel laying ceremony took place 24 August 2020 at the Quonset Point Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingston, RI.

General characteristics

Class and type: Virginia-class submarine

Displacement: 7,800 tons

Length: 377 ft (115 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: will be able to remain submerged for up to 3 months

Test depth: greater than 800 ft (244 m)

Complement:

15 officers

120 enlisted men

Armament: 12 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk





No comments:

Post a Comment