USS Colorado (SSN-788)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Colorado.

USS Colorado (SSN-788)
USS Colorado (SSN-788) in March 2018
History
United States
NamesakeThe State of Colorado
Awarded22 December 2008
BuilderElectric Boat
Cost~$2.6 billion[1]
Laid down7 March 2015
Launched29 December 2016
Sponsored byAnnie Mabus[2]
Christened3 December 2016[3]
Commissioned17 March 2018[4]
HomeportGroton, Connecticut
MottoTerra Marique Indomita (By land and sea, untamed)
StatusActive Service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeVirginia-class submarine
Displacement7800 tons light, 7800 tons full
Length114.9 meters (377 feet)
Beam10.3 meters (34 feet)
Installed power40,000 SHP
PropulsionS9G reactor
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)[5]
RangeEssentially unlimited distance; 33 years
Test depthgreater than 800 feet (240 meters)[6]
Complement134 officers and men[5]
Armament4 21-inch torpedo tubes, 2 Virginia Payload Tubes, capable of holding 6 Tomahawk missiles each for a total of 38 weapons

USS Colorado (SSN-788) is a nuclear powered United States Navy Virginia-class attack submarine, named for the State of Colorado. She is the fifteenth of her class and fifth of the significantly redesigned Block III, including a revised bow and VLS technology from the Ohio class of guided missile submarines.[7] She was constructed by Huntington Ingalls Industries in partnership with the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics in Newport News, Virginia, with the initial contract awarded on 22 December 2008.

A sailor using an Xbox 360 controller to control the photonic masts of the USS Colorado (SSN-788) in 2018. It is the first submarine to use this tens of dollar controller instead of Lockheed Martin's billed joystick $38,000.

The official naming ceremony was on 25 June 2012.[8] Her keel was laid down on 7 March 2015 and she was christened and launched on 3 December 2016.[3] Her sponsor is Annie Mabus, daughter of former Navy Secretary Ray Mabus[2] She was commissioned on 17 March 2018.[4]

  1. ^ "About - USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee". Usscoloradocommittee.org. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Ship's Sponsor - USS Colorado (SSN 788) Commissioning Committee". Usscoloradocommittee.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Navy christens submarine USS Colorado in shipyard ceremony". Groton. Associated Press. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  4. ^ a b "USS Colorado Commissioned" (Press release). United States Navy. 17 March 2018. NNS180317-01. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. ^ a b Dan Petty. "The US Navy - Fact File: Attack Submarines - SSN". United States Navy. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  6. ^ John Pike. "SSN-774 Virginia-class NSSN New Attack Submarine". Globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  7. ^ "Virginia Block III: The Revised Bow". Retrieved 20 May 2008.
  8. ^ "Navy Secretary to Host USS Colorado Naming Ceremony". United States Navy. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.