Virginia-class submarines

GPTKB entity

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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