USS Arizona (SSBN-803)
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![]() USS Arizona (SSBN-803) | |||
History | |||
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Name: | Arizona | ||
Namesake: |
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Operator: |
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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![]() | ||
Motto: | “Phoenix Rising” | ||
Badge: |
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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
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Sensors and processing systems: |
Enlarged version of Virginia LAB sonar | ||
Armament: |
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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.
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