USS Utah (SSN-801)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Utah.
USS Utah (SSN-801)
The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia returns to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard following the successful completion of its "alpha" sea trials in 2004.
History
United States
NameUSS Utah
NamesakeState of Utah
Ordered28 April 2014[1]
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down1 September 2021[2]
Sponsored byKate Mabus
CommissionedSummer 2023[3]
IdentificationHull number: SSN-801
General characteristics
Class and typeVirginia-class submarine
Displacement7,800 tons
Length377 ft (115 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 up to 3 months
Test depthgreater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement
  • 15 officers
  • 120 enlisted men
Armament12 VLS tubes, four 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk 48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk

Utah (SSN-801), a Virginia-class submarine, is the second U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Utah. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on September 28, 2015, at a ceremony in Salt Lake City, Utah.[4] The Navy specifically selected boat number "801" to be named Utah, even jumping over some other as-yet-unnamed boats, as 801 is the telephone area code for Utah's capital, Salt Lake City.[5]

The keel laying ceremony took place 1 September 2021 at the Groton Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. The ships sponsor is Kate Mabus, daughter of Former Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Utah (SSN 801)". Naval Vessel Register.
  2. ^ "SSN 801 Utah Keel Laying" (Press release). Electric Boat. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. ^ Fredde, Ashley (29 August 2021). "Submarine to be first Navy ship named after Utah since Pearl Harbor". KSL.
  4. ^ "Navy Secretary Mabus to Name Virginia-Class Submarine USS Utah". Seapower. 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
  5. ^ Carlisle, Nate (23 September 2015). "Navy to name new submarine USS Utah". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  6. ^ "USS Utah Keel Laying Ceremony". USS Utah Commissioning Committee. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.


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