&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:US_Navy_040730-N-1234E-002_PCU_Virginia_(SSN_774)_returns_to_the_General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat_shipyard.jpg) The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | 'Miami |
| Namesake | Miami, Florida |
| Ordered | March 2023 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat[1] |
| Cost | $2.4 Billion (2021) |
| Sponsored by | Gloria Estefan |
| Identification | SSN-811 |
| Status | Announced |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and 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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| Armament | 40 VLS tubes (12 forward VPT; 28 in VPM), four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
USS Miami (SSN-811) will be a Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy, the tenth of the Block V boats and the 38th of her class overall.
The submarine was ordered in March 2021 for $2.4 billion. Her name was announced on 8 May 2024 by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro during the Miami Fleet Week with city native and singer Gloria Estefan as her sponsor.[2][3]
- ^ "SSN 810". nvr.navy.mil. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
- ^ LaGrone, Sam (2024-05-08). "SECNAV Del Toro Names Virginia-class Attack Sub USS Miami, Singer Gloria Estefan to be Sponsor". USNI News. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
- ^ "Attack Submarines - SSN". United States Navy. Retrieved 2024-05-09.