Virginia-class Nuclear Attack Submarine

The Virginia-class, also known as the SSN-774-class, is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (hull classification symbol SSN) in service with the United States Navy. The submarines are designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions. They were conceived as a less expensive alternative to the Seawolf-class attack submarines, designed during the Cold War era, and they are planned to replace the older of the Los Angeles-class submarines, twenty of which have already been decommissioned (from a total of 62 built). The class was developed under the codename Centurion, renamed to NSSN (New SSN) later on. The "Centurion Study" was initiated in February 1991. The Virginia-class has also been offered for sale to Australia for the RAN.

Specifications

 * Type: Nuclear powered fast attack submarine (Hull designation symbol SSN)
 * Service Period: 2004-Present
 * Cost: $2.707 billion USD (FY2014); $50 million/year (operating cost per sub)
 * Characteristics
 * Length: 377 feet (114.91 meters)
 * Beam: 34 feet (10.36 meters)
 * Displacement: 7,800 tons
 * Crew: 134
 * Propulsion: General Electric S9G nuclear reactor, pump jet propulsion
 * Speed: 35 knots (64.82 km/h)
 * Sensor Suite:
 * AN.BVS-1 Photonic Mast x 2
 * AN/BYG-1 Integrated Combat System
 * Armament:
 * 6 x 533mm torpedo tubes (fires Mk.48 ADCAP heavyweight torpedoes)
 * 1 x 12-cell Mk.45 VLS (fires UGM-84 Harpoon and UGM-109 Tomahawk missiles)

Block I

 * USS Virginia (SSN-774)
 * USS Texas (SSN-775)
 * USS Hawaii (SSN-776)
 * USS North Carolina (SSN-777)

Block II

 * USS New Hampshire (SSN-778)
 * USS New Mexico (SSN-779)
 * USS Massachusetts (SSN-780)
 * USS California (SSN-781)
 * USS Mississippi (SSN-782)
 * USS Minnesota (SSN-783)

Block III

 * USS North Dakota (SSN-784)
 * USS John Warner (SSN-785)
 * USS Illinois (SSN-786) - to be commissioned on October 29th, 2016
 * USS Washington (SSN-787) - under construction
 * USS Colorado (SSN-788) - under construction
 * USS Indiana (SSN-780) - under construction
 * USS South Dakota (SSN-790) - under construction
 * USS Delaware (SSN-791) - under construction

Block IV

 * USS Vermont (SSN-792) - under construction
 * USS Oregon (SSN-793) - under construction
 * USS Montana (SSN-794) - under construction
 * USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) - planned for construction
 * USS New Jersey (SSN-796) - planned for construction
 * USS Iowa (SSN-797) - planned for construction
 * USS Massachusetts (SSN-798) - planned for construction
 * USS Idaho (SSN-799) - planned for construction
 * USS Arkansas (SSN-800) - planned for construction
 * USS Utah (SSN-801) - planned for construction

Block V

 * USS Narwhal (SSN-802)
 * USS Parche (SSN-803)
 * USS Darter (SSN-804)
 * USS Triton (SSN-805)
 * USS Nautilus (SSN-806)
 * USS Glenard P. Lipscomb (SSN-807)
 * USS Harder (SSN-808)
 * USS Redfish (SSN-809)
 * USS Archerfish (SSN-810)
 * USS William H. Bates (SSN-811)

Block VI

 * USS Unnamed (SSN-812)
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-813)
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-814)
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-815)
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-816)

Block VII

 * USS Unnamed (SSN-817)
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-818)
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-819)
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-820)
 * USS Unnamed (SSN-821)