USS Idaho (SSN-799)
_acceptance_trials_-_2.jpg) Idaho during her sea acceptance trials, 2025 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Idaho |
| Namesake | State of Idaho |
| Ordered | 28 April 2014[1] |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 24 August 2020[2] |
| Launched | 6 August 2024[3] |
| Sponsored by | Teresa Stackley[4] |
| Christened | 16 March 2024[4] |
| Commissioned | 25 April 2026 [5] |
| Home port | Groton, Connecticut[6] |
| Identification | Hull number: SSN-799 |
| Motto | Esto Perpetua |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement | 7,800 tons |
| Length | 377 ft (115 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 | will be able to remain submerged for up to 3 months |
| Test depth | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
| Complement |
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| Armament | 12 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
USS Idaho (SSN-799), a Virginia-class submarine, is the fifth U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Idaho. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on 23 August 2015, at a ceremony in Idaho.[7] The keel laying ceremony took place 24 August 2020 at the Quonset Point Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.[8] Idaho is projected to cost around $2.6 billion dollars and was commissioned on April 25 2026 at Naval Submarine Base New London.[9][10][11] She was christened 16 March 2024 at Electric Boat by Teresa Stackley, wife of Sean Stackley, a former Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition).[4]
References
- ↑ "Naval Vessel Register".
- ↑ "Keel-laying ceremony for future USS Idaho submarine". KPVI-DT. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ↑ "US Navy launches new Virginia-class submarine USS Idaho".
- 1 2 3 "PCU Idaho (SSN-799) Christening Ceremony". dvidshub.net. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ↑ "U.S. Navy to Commission Submarine Idaho (SSN 799)". usff.navy.mil. 24 April 2026.
- ↑ "Ship Details: USS IDAHO (SSN 799)". www.nvr.navy.mil. Archived from the original on 2026-07-25. Retrieved 2026-07-25.
- ↑ Fonseca, Joseph R. (August 23, 2015). "New Submarine Named USS Idaho". Marine Technology News. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ↑ "USS Idaho (SSN 799) Keel Laying August 24th". General Dynamics Electric Boat. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ↑ Scholl, Jacob (December 1, 1969). "Construction is underway for a new Navy vessel named USS Idaho, the first in 100 years". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ↑ "Construction & Commissioning". USS Idaho Commissioning Committee. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ↑ Staff, Naval News (2026-04-26). "U.S. Navy Commissions 26th Virginia-class Submarine - USS Idaho (SSN 799)". Naval News. Retrieved 2026-04-27.