 Idaho during her christening ceramony in 2024 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Idaho |
| Namesake | State of Idaho |
| Ordered | 28 April 2014 [1] |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 24 August 2020 [2] |
| Launched | 6 August 2024 [3] |
| Sponsored by | Teresa Stackley [4] |
| Christened | 16 March 2024 [4] |
| Identification | Hull number: SSN-799 |
| Motto | Esto Perpetua |
| Status | Launched |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement | 7,800 tons |
| Length | 377 ft (115 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 | will be able to 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 |
Idaho (SSN-799), a Virginia-class submarine, will be the fifth U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Idaho. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on 23 August 2015, at a ceremony in Idaho. [5] The keel laying ceremony took place 24 August 2020 at the Quonset Point Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. [6] Idaho is projected to cost around $2.6 billion dollars and to be commissioned in 2026. [7] [8] She was christened 16 March 2024 at Electric Boat by Teresa Stackley, wife of Sean Stackley, a former Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition). [4]
