Tuesday, April 27, 2021

USS Iowa SSN-797

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Iowa (SSN-797), a Virginia-class submarine, will be the fourth U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Iowa. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus officially announced the name on September 2, 2015, during a news briefing at Iowa State University.

History

United States

Name: USS Iowa

Namesake: State of Iowa

Ordered: 28 April 2014[1]

Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut

Laid down: 20 August 2019[2]

Status: Under construction

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; 29 mph)

Endurance: can remain submerged for up to 3 months

Test depth: greater than 800 ft (244 m)

Complement:

15 officers

120 enlisted men

Armament:

12 x VLS tubes

4 x 21-inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes

BGM-109 Tomahawk





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