USS Newport News (SSN-750)

USS Newport News, in October 2004
History
United States
Name	USS Newport News
Namesake	The City of Newport News, Virginia
Awarded	19 April 1982
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down	3 March 1984
Launched	15 March 1986
Commissioned	3 June 1989
Homeport	Groton, Connecticut
Identification	MMSI number: 369970208 Callsign: NHTV
Motto	Magni Nominis Umbra (Latin:"Under the shadow of a great name")
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Los Angeles-class submarine
Displacement	5,700 long tons (5,791 t) light 6,072 long tons (6,169 t) full 1,372 long tons (1,394 t) dead
Length	110.3 m (361 ft 11 in)
Beam	10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draft	9.4 m (30 ft 10 in)
Propulsion	1 × S6G PWR nuclear reactor with D2W core (165 MW), HEU 93.5%[1][2] 2 × steam turbines (33,500) shp 1 × shaft 1 × secondary propulsion motor 325 hp (242 kW)
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h) surfaced 30 knots (56 km/h) submerged (actual top speed classified)
Test depth	290 m (950 ft)
Complement	13 officers; 121 enlisted
Armament	4 × 21 in (533 mm) bow tubes Mark 48 torpedo Harpoon missile Tomahawk cruise missile

USS Newport News (SSN-750), a Los Angeles-class submarine, is the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Newport News, Virginia. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 19 April 1982 and her keel was laid down on 3 March 1984. She was launched on 15 March 1986 sponsored by Mrs. Rosemary D. Trible, and commissioned on 3 June 1989. Mayor Jessie M. Rattley presented the ship with a commemorative plaque containing the poem "Newport News," written by Newport News native Ronald W. Bell, whose poem "Admiral Rickover" also appears upon a plaque aboard the Los Angeles-class submarine Hyman G. Rickover.