Virginia-class submarines

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Virginia-class_submarines

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	nuclear-powered attack submarine class
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:Mark_48_torpedoes gptkb:Tomahawk_cruise_missiles gptkb:Harpoon_anti-ship_missiles mines
gptkbp:beam	10.4 meters
gptkbp:blockVariants	gptkb:Block_III gptkb:Block_IV gptkb:Block_V gptkb:Block_I gptkb:Block_II gptkb:Block_VI_(planned)
gptkbp:commissioned	2004
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew	132
gptkbp:designedBy	gptkb:General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat gptkb:Huntington_Ingalls_Industries
gptkbp:displacement	7,800 tons submerged
gptkbp:features	modular construction fly-by-wire ship control system lockout chamber for special forces photonic masts (no traditional periscope)
gptkbp:firstUnit	gptkb:USS_Virginia_(SSN-774)
gptkbp:hasUnit	~$3.4 billion (Block V)
gptkbp:homeport	gptkb:Naval_Station_Norfolk gptkb:Naval_Submarine_Base_New_London gptkb:Naval_Base_Kitsap
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Virginia-class submarines
gptkbp:hullDesign	teardrop shape
gptkbp:length	115 meters
gptkbp:material	gptkb:HY-100_steel
gptkbp:mission	gptkb:intelligence_gathering special operations support anti-submarine warfare anti-surface warfare mine warfare strike warfare
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:USS_John_Warner_(SSN-785) gptkb:USS_North_Carolina_(SSN-777) gptkb:USS_Texas_(SSN-775)
gptkbp:numberBuilt	over 20 (as of 2024)
gptkbp:numberPlanned	at least 48
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Los_Angeles-class_submarines
gptkbp:propulsion	gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:sonar	gptkb:BQQ-10_sonar_suite
gptkbp:speed	25+ knots submerged
gptkbp:stealthFeatures	advanced acoustic quieting
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:SSN(X)_class
gptkbp:type	gptkb:marine
gptkbp:verticalLaunchSystem	gptkb:Virginia_Payload_Tubes_(Block_V_and_later) 12 Tomahawk VLS tubes (Block I-III)
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Newport_News_Shipbuilding gptkb:Submarine_Squadron_15 gptkb:Naval_Submarine_Base_Guam gptkb:Submarine_Squadron_1 gptkb:Submarine_Squadron_9 gptkb:AN/BYG-1_Combat_Control_System gptkb:Huntington_Ingalls_Industries
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5