 Montana on 1 February 2022
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Montana |
| Namesake | State of Montana |
| Ordered | 28 April 2014[2] |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia |
| Laid down | 16 May 2018[4] |
| Launched | 8 February 2021 |
| Sponsored by | Sally Jewell |
| Christened | 12 September 2020[5] |
| Acquired | 12 March 2022[1] |
| Commissioned | 25 June 2022[3] |
| Homeport | Norfolk |
| Identification | Hull symbol:SSN-794 |
| Status | in active service[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement | 7,800 tons |
| Length | 377 ft (115 m)[6] |
| Beam | 34 ft (10.4 m)[6] |
| Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m)[6] |
| Propulsion | S9G reactor |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Endurance | can remain submerged for up to 3 months |
| Test depth | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
| Complement |
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| Armament | 12 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
Montana (SSN-794) is a Virginia-class attack submarine of the United States Navy. She honors the U.S. State of Montana. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on 3 September 2015 at a ceremony hosted in Billings, Montana with U.S. Senator Jon Tester.[7]
A contract modification for USS Oregon (SSN-793), Montana (SSN-794), and USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) was initially awarded to General Dynamics Electric Boat for $594.7 million in April 2012. On 23 December 2014, they were awarded an additional $121.8 million contract modification to buy long lead-time material for the three Virginia-class submarines.[8] The U.S. Navy awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat the contract to construct 10 Block IV Virginia-class submarines for $17.6 billion on 28 April 2014. The tenth boat is scheduled for delivery in 2023.[6]
Construction of Montana began in May 2015 at Huntington Ingalls Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. Contract completion date was expected to be in May 2020, but this was delayed because of the COVID pandemic.[9][10]
Sally Jewell, Montana's sponsor and former U.S. Interior Secretary, christened the vessel on 12 September 2020 at Newport News Shipbuilding, via a virtual ceremony due to the pandemic. Montana was rolled out on 15 October 2020 and will be delivered to the Navy by mid-2022.[11] She was launched in February 2021,[12] and was commissioned on 25 June 2022 at Naval Station Norfolk.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Future USS Montana delivered to U.S. Navy" (Press release). United States Navy. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
- ^ a b "Naval Vessel Register".
- ^ a b "Navy Commissions USS Montana (SSN 794)" (Press release). United States Navy. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of Submarine Montana (SSN 794)" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 16 May 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ^ "Virginia-Class Submarine Montana (SSN 794) Christened during Virtual Ceremony at Newport News Shipbuilding" (Press release). Huntington Ingalls Industries. 12 September 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d "SSN 774 Virginia class submarine". bga-aeroweb.com. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Snider, John (8 January 2015). "Shipbuilding News, January 2014". Professional Mariner. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
- ^ Riley, John. "Montana flag presented to U.S. Navy for namesake submarine". KTVQ.com. KTVQ. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ "The Ship". USS Montana Committee. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
- ^ KECI Staff (12 September 2020). "Virtual USS Montana submarine christening ceremony held". KECI. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Newport News Shipbuilding Launches Submarine Montana". military.com.
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Further reading[edit]
- Christley, Jim. US Nuclear Submarines: The Fast Attack. Oxford: Osprey Pub., 2007. ISBN 1-846-03168-0 OCLC 141383046
- Clancy, Tom, and John Gresham. Submarine: A Guided Tour Inside a Nuclear Warship. New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, 2002. ISBN 0-425-18300-9 OCLC 48749330