Virginia class submarines are American nuclear powered hunter-killers (SSNs) which will supersede the Los Angeles class. The intermediate design of the Seawolf
class was deemed too expensive and only 3 were built.
The Virginia class features a modular hull design do that future improvements in any one are may be 'inserted' into vessels built in the future without redesigning the class.
| Sources | High | Low | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Length: | 3 | 377 feet (115 m) | |
| Beam: | 3 | 34 feet (10.4 m) | |
| Displacement: | 4 | 7300/7800 tons (surfaced/submerged) | 7300/7700 tons (surfaced/submerged) |
| Surface Speed: | 0 | Unknown | |
| Submerged Speed: | 3 | 25+ knots (45+ km/h) | |
| Crew: | 3 | 134 | 113 |
| Armament: |
4 Torpedo tubes for Mk48 ADCAP Torpedoes and Tomahawk missiles, 12 VLS tubes for Tomahawk
missiles - 38 weapon capacity including the 12 vertical launch tubes. In defence 1 internal (reloadable) and 14 external (non-reloadable) countermeasures are carried. The vessels will also be equipped to operate unmanned undersea vessels for various tasks. |
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