USS Oregon (SSN-793)
Oregon on 1 March 2022 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Oregon |
| Namesake | State of Oregon |
| Ordered | 28 April 2014 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 8 July 2017 |
| Launched | 25 June 2020 |
| Sponsored by | Dana L. Richardson |
| Christened | 5 October 2019 |
| Acquired | 26 February 2022 |
| Commissioned | 28 May 2022 |
| Homeport | Groton, Connecticut |
| Identification | Hull symbol: SSN-793 |
| Motto | Alis Volat Propriis (She flies by her own wings) |
| 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 | |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range | essentially unlimited; 33 years |
| Endurance | can remain submerged for up to 3 months |
| Test depth | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
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Oregon is a nuclear powered attack submarine in the United States Navy. She is the fourth vessel to carry the name Oregon, the 33rd state of US, and the 20th Virginia-class submarine. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced her name on 10 October 2014 at a ceremony hosted at the Battleship Oregon Memorial in Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon.