USS New Mexico (SSN-779)
The commissioning of New Mexico on 13 December 2008. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS New Mexico |
| Namesake | The State of New Mexico |
| Ordered | 14 August 2003 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding |
| Laid down | 12 April 2008 |
| Christened | 13 December 2008 |
| Launched | 18 January 2009 |
| Commissioned | 27 March 2010 |
| Homeport | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Motto | Defendemos nuestra tierra (Spanish: "We defend our land") |
| Status | In active service with Submarine Squadron 6 |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement | 7,900 tonnes (7,800 long tons) |
| Length | 377 ft (115 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h)+ |
| Range | Essentially unlimited distance; 33 years |
| Complement | 130 |
| Armament | 12 × VLS (BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile) 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes (Mk-48 ADCAP torpedo) |
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USS New Mexico (SSN-779) is a Virginia-class nuclear powered fast-attack submarine of the United States Navy. She is the second U.S. warship named for the 47th state, after the early twentieth century super-dreadnought, USS New Mexico (BB-40).
New Mexico is the sixth vessel of her class, which is intended to replace the older Los Angeles-class. She represents the most advanced submarine model in the U.S. Navy, incorporating the latest technologies in stealth, propulsion, intelligence gathering, and weaponry. New Mexico is designed to carry out a wide variety of blue water and littoral operations, including anti-ship warfare, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
Commissioned in March 2010, New Mexico has undertaken several naval exercises and deployments. In March 2014, New Mexico became the first Virginia-class submarine to surface at the North Pole. Her homeport is Naval Station Norfolk in Virginia.