USS Norfolk (SSN-815)
The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774) | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Norfolk |
| Namesake | Norfolk, Virginia |
| Ordered | TBD |
| Identification | Pennant number:SSN-815 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement | 10,200 tons |
| Length | 460 ft (140 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft (10.4 m) |
| Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Propulsion | S9G reactor, auxiliary diesel engine |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Endurance | can remain submerged for more than 3 months |
| Test depth | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
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USS Norfolk (SSN-815) will be a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine of the United States Navy, the second Block VI attack submarines and 42nd overall of her class. She will be the fourth US Navy ship to bear the name Norfolk, the name previously belonged to a Los Angeles-class submarine.
Uniquely, Norfolk was not ordered prior to her naming due to a dispute between the Navy and builder Huntington Ingalls Industries over the potential cost.
Anne Holton, wife of prominent Virginia Senator Tim Kaine, was named as the ship's sponsor.