Tuesday, April 27, 2021

USS New Jersey SSN-796

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





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New Jersey (SSN-796), a Virginia-class submarine, will be the third U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of New Jersey. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on May 24, 2015, at a ceremony in Jersey City, New Jersey.

New Jersey's construction reached pressure hull completion in February 2021. The construction milestone signifies that all of the submarine’s hull sections have been joined to form a single, watertight unit. The boat is currently 72% complete as of 9 March 2021.

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: 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 for BGM-109 Tomahawk

4 x 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes





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