USS Vermont (SSN-792)
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Lead boat of Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN 774)
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| Name: | USS Vermont |
| Namesake: | State of Vermont |
| Ordered: | [1] |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down: | [1] |
| Launched: | [1] |
| Commissioned: | To be delivered in March 2019[2] |
| Homeport: | [3] |
| Identification: | Hull symbol:SSN-792 |
| Status: | authorized for construction[1] |
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| Class & type: | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 7,800 tons |
| Length: | 377 ft (115 m)[2] |
| Beam: | 34 ft (10.4 m)[2] |
| Draft: | 32 ft (9.8 m)[2] |
| Propulsion: | S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Endurance: | can remain submerged for up to 3 months |
| Test depth: | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
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| Armament: | 12 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
Vermont will be a Virginia-class submarine, commemorating the history between the U.S. state of Vermont and the United States Navy. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced its name on September 18, 2014.[4]
The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat the contract to construct 10 Block IV Virginia-class submarines for $17.6 billion on April 28, 2014. Vermont commenced in May 2014 with the 10th ship scheduled for delivery in 2023.[2]
