USS Miami (SSN-811)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Miami.

USS Miami (SSN-811)
Lead boat of Virginia class USS Virginia (SSN 774) returns to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard after her "alpha" sea trials in 2004
The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774)
History
United States
Name'Miami
NamesakeMiami, Florida
OrderedMarch 2023
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat[1]
Cost$2.4 Billion (2021)
Sponsored byGloria Estefan
IdentificationSSN-811
StatusAnnounced
General characteristics
Class and typeVirginia-class submarine
Displacement10,200 tons
Length460 ft (140 m)
Beam34 ft (10.4 m)
Draft32 ft (9.8 m)
PropulsionS9G reactor, auxiliary diesel engine
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)
Endurancecan remain submerged for more than 3 months
Test depthgreater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement
  • 15 officers
  • 120 enlisted crew
Armament40 VLS tubes (12 forward VPT; 28 in VPM), four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk

USS Miami (SSN-811) will be a Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy, the tenth of the Block V boats and the 38th of her class overall.

The submarine was ordered in March 2021 for $2.4 billion. Her name was announced on 8 May 2024 by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro during the Miami Fleet Week with city native and singer Gloria Estefan as her sponsor.[2][3]

Design

Compared to Blocks I-IV of the 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.[3]

Her namesake Miami has been carried by four ships of the US Navy, most recently on USS Miami (SSN-755), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine that was decommissioned earlier than planned after she was set on fire in 2014.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ "SSN 810". nvr.navy.mil. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b LaGrone, Sam (2024-05-08). "SECNAV Del Toro Names Virginia-class Attack Sub USS Miami, Singer Gloria Estefan to be Sponsor". USNI News. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  3. ^ a b "Attack Submarines - SSN". United States Navy. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
  4. ^ Breckenridge, Richard (7 August 2013). "USS Miami: A Tangible Impact to Readiness from Sequestration". Navy Live. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.