USS Missouri (SSN-780)
Missouri arrives at Naval Submarine Base New London in December 2013. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Namesake | The State of Missouri |
| Awarded | 14 August 2003 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Laid down | 27 September 2008 |
| Launched | 20 November 2009 |
| Sponsored by | Rebecca W. Gates |
| Christened | 5 December 2009 |
| Commissioned | 31 July 2010 |
| Homeport | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii |
| Motto | "United we stand, divided we fall" |
| Nickname(s) | Mighty Mo |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement | 7800 tons submerged |
| Length | 377 feet (115 meters) |
| Beam | 34 feet (10 meters) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 25+ knots (28+ mph, 46+ km/h) |
| Range | Essentially unlimited distance; 33 years |
| Test depth | greater than 800 feet (240 meters) |
| Complement | 134 officers and men |
| Armament | 12 × VLS (BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile) 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes (Mk-48 ADCAP torpedo) |
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USS Missouri (SSN-780) is the seventh Virginia-class attack submarine and the fourth ship in the United States Navy named in honor of the U.S. state of Missouri. She was completed, and delivered, nine months ahead of schedule and under construction budget.