USS Oklahoma (SSN-802)

Oklahoma (SSN-802), a Block 5 Virginia-class submarine, will be the second United States Navy vessel named for the state of Oklahoma. Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly announced the name on 24 December 2019, in a press release.[1] Oklahoma was authorized for construction on 2 December 2019.[2]

USS Oklahoma (SSN-802)
The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774).
History
United States
Name: USS Oklahoma
Namesake: State of Oklahoma
Ordered: 2 December 2019
Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Status: Ordered
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 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk

References

  1. "Acting SECNAV Names Two Newest Virginia-Class Subs for Greatest-Gen Heroes of Pearl Harbor" (Press release). United States Navy. 23 December 2019. NNS191223-08. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  2. "OKLAHOMA (SSN 802)". Naval Vessel Register. Retrieved 18 April 2020.

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