USS Brooklyn (SSN-816)

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

USS Brooklyn (SSN-816) will be a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine of the United States Navy, the third Block VI attack submarines and 43rd overall of her class.

USS Brooklyn (SSN-816)

The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774)
History
United States
Name	Brooklyn
Namesake	Borough of Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Ordered	TBD
Identification	Pennant number:SSN-816
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	15 officers 120 enlisted crew
Armament	40 VLS tubes four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes or BGM-109 Tomahawk

The submarine would be the fourth U.S. Navy vessel named for Brooklyn, a borough of New York City on Long Island.^[1]

Uniquely, Brooklyn was not ordered prior to her naming due to a dispute between the Navy and shipyards Huntington Ingalls Industries and General Dynamics Electric Boat over the potential cost.^[2]

Design

Like their Block V predecessors, Block VI submarines 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][4][5]