USS Silversides (SSGN-807)
US Navy Virginia-class submarine
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USS Silversides (SSGN-807) will be a Virginia-class submarine for the United States Navy.
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The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774). | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Silversides |
| Namesake | Silversides |
| Ordered | 2 December 2019[1] |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia |
| Identification | Hull number: SSGN-807 |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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; 29 mph) |
| Endurance | can remain submerged for periods in excess of 3 months |
| Test depth | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
| Complement |
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| Armament | 40 VLS tubes (12 forward VPT; 28 in VPM), four 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
It will be the third submarine to bear the name, beginning with the World War II-era USS Silversides (SS-236). It was ordered on 2 December 2019. Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite announced the name on 15 January 2021 during a visit to the USS Constitution.[2]
Silversides will be part of the Virginia class's Block V, which incorporates previously introduced modifications to the base design. Among these is a Virginia Payload Module, a hull segment with four vertical launch tubes. Each tube can carry seven Tomahawk strike missiles, increasing the submarine's missile armament to 40.[3]
