USS Oregon (SSN-793)
US Navy Virginia-class submarine / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other ships with the same name, see USS Oregon.
Oregon is a nuclear powered attack submarine in the United States Navy. She is the fourth vessel to carry the name Oregon, the 33rd state of US, and the 20th Virginia-class submarine. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced her name on 10 October 2014 at a ceremony hosted at the Battleship Oregon Memorial in Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon.[7]
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United States | |
Name | USS Oregon |
Namesake | State of Oregon |
Ordered | 28 April 2014[1] |
Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
Laid down | 8 July 2017[2] |
Launched | 25 June 2020[1] |
Sponsored by | Dana L. Richardson |
Christened | 5 October 2019[3] |
Acquired | 26 February 2022[4] |
Commissioned | 28 May 2022[5] |
Homeport | Groton, Connecticut |
Identification | Hull symbol:SSN-793 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Virginia-class submarine |
Displacement | 7,800 tons |
Length | 377 ft (115 m)[6] |
Beam | 34 ft (10.4 m)[6] |
Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m)[6] |
Propulsion | S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine |
Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
Endurance | can remain submerged for up to 3 months |
Test depth | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
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