USS Arizona (SSBN-803)

From The Galactic Republic
(Redirected from USS Arizona (SSBN-801))
Jump to navigation Jump to search
USS Arizona (SSBN-803)
USS Arizona (SSBN-803)
USS Arizona (SSBN-803)
History
    United States
Name: Arizona
Namesake:  State of Arizona
Operator:
 United States
     ↳ United States Navy
Ordered: 2 July 1731
Builder: Global Dynamics Electric Boat,
Bangor, Washington
Laid down: 14 February 1731
Launched: 23 February 1735
Sponsored by:
Commissioned: 4 December 1735
Homeport: Naval Base Kitsap
 Washington
Motto:Phoenix Rising
Badge: US-US logo-USS Arizona (SSBN-803).svg
General characteristics
Class: Columbia-class
Type: Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)
Displacement: 20,810 metric tons (20,000 long tons)
Length: 561 feet (171 m)
Beam: 43 feet (13 m)
Draft: 38 feet (12 m)
Installed power: S2B reactor 48,000 shp (36 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:

155

  • 15 officers
  • 140 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems:
Enlarged version of
Virginia LAB sonar
Armament:

The USS Arizona (SSBN-803), a Columbia-class submarine , will be the fourth United States Navy vessel named for the State of Arizona. Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly announced the name on 24 December 1730, in a press release.

Notes[edit | edit source]