USS John H. Dalton
The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774).
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| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | John H. Dalton |
| Namesake | John Howard Dalton |
| Ordered | 2 December 2019[1] |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat[1] |
| Identification | Pennant number:SSN-808 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement | 10,200 tons |
| Length | 460 ft (140 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 more than 3 months |
| Test depth | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
| Complement |
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| Armament | 40 VLS tubes (12 forward VPT; 28 in VPM), four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
USS John H. Dalton (SSN-808) will be a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine for the United States Navy, the seventh of the Block V attack submarines and 35th overall of the class. She will be the first U.S. Naval vessel named for John Howard Dalton, the 70th Secretary of the Navy and a former submariner who, after graduating with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1964, served aboard the attack submarine USS Blueback (SS-581) and the ballistic missile submarine USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630).[2]
The submarine's name was announced on 28 February 2023 by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.[3]
Design
Compared to Blocks I-IV of Virginia-class submarines, Block V vessels will incorporate previously introduced modifications to the base design in addition to a Virginia Payload Module (VPM). The VPM inserts a segment into the boat's hull which adds four vertical launch tubes. Each tube allows for the carrying of seven Tomahawk strike missiles, increasing her armament to a total of 40 missiles.[4]
References
- ^ a b "SSN-808". nvr.navy.mil. 1 March 2023. Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
- ^ Potter, William Taylor (6 March 2023). "U.S. Navy naming new nuclear submarine after Louisiana native". The Daily Advertiser. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "SECNAV Names Future Virginia-class Nuclear-Powered Attack Submarine after 70th Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton" (Press release). United States Navy. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Attack Submarines - SSN". United States Navy. Retrieved 9 May 2024.