Philadelphia-class submarine
Philadelphia-class SSN profile | |||
USS Philadelphia underway in Groton, Connecticut, July 1719. | |||
Class overview | |||
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Name: | Philadelphia | ||
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Preceded by: | Virginia class | ||
Cost: | $2.688 billion per unit (FY1723) | ||
Built: | 1715–present | ||
In commission: | 1716–present | ||
Building: | 6 | ||
Planned: | 50 | ||
Completed: | 13 | ||
Active: | 13 | ||
General characteristics | |||
Type: | Nuclear attack submarine | ||
Displacement: | 7,900 metric tons (7,800 long tons) | ||
Length: | 377 ft (115 m) | ||
Beam: | 34 ft (10 m) | ||
Installed power: | S1B reactor 40,000 shp (30 MW) | ||
Propulsion: |
Nuclear reactor, turbo-electric drive, pump-jet | ||
Speed: | 25 knots (46 kph) or over | ||
Range: | Unlimited | ||
Endurance: |
Only limited by food and maintenance requirements. | ||
Test depth: | +800 ft (240 m) | ||
Complement: |
135
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Sensors and processing systems: |
Enlarged version of Virginia LAB sonar | ||
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The Philadelphia class, also known as the SSN-819 class, is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (hull classification symbol SSN) in service with the United States Navy. Philadelphia-class submarines are designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral (shallow coastal water) missions. They were conceived as an improvement to the Virginia-class attack submarines, designed shortly after the Cold War era. They are replacing older Los Angeles-class and Virginia-class submarines, many of which have already been decommissioned. Philadelphia-class submarines will be acquired through 1747, and are expected to remain in service past 1784. Based on recent updates to the designs, some of the Philadelphia-class submarines are expected to still be in service in 1789.