Virginia Payload Tubes (Block V and later)
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
submarine missile launch system
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:VPT
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| gptkbp:designedFor |
gptkb:Tomahawk_cruise_missiles
|
| gptkbp:diameter |
approximately 7 feet
|
| gptkbp:enables |
future payload flexibility
launch of Tomahawk missiles potential future hypersonic missile launch |
| gptkbp:firstBlockVKeelLaid |
2019
|
| gptkbp:firstSubmarineWith |
gptkb:USS_Oklahoma_(SSN-802)
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Virginia Payload Tubes (Block V and later)
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
gptkb:Block_V_Virginia-class_submarines
|
| gptkbp:length |
approximately 84 feet
|
| gptkbp:missileCapacityPerTube |
7
|
| gptkbp:numberOfTubes |
4
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:marine
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
increase strike missile capacity
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
gptkb:Virginia_Payload_Module_(VPM)_vertical_launch_system
12 individual vertical launch system tubes in earlier blocks |
| gptkbp:status |
in production
|
| gptkbp:totalMissileCapacity |
28
|
| gptkbp:usedBy |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Virginia-class_submarines
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|