USS Hawaii (SSN-776)
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| Image:ArtSSN(776).jpg | |
| Career | Image:Naval Jack of the United States.svg |
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| Ordered: | 30 September 1998 |
| Laid down: | 27 August 2004 |
| Christening ceremony: | 17 June 2006 |
| Launched: | |
| Commissioned: | scheduled for 2007 |
| Fate: | Under construction in US by Navy, unassigned to fleet |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 7800 tons |
| Length: | 114.9 m (377 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.3 m (34 ft) |
| Propulsion: | S9G reactor |
| Armament: | |
| Motto: | Kūpale ‘Āina ("Defend the Land") |
PCU Hawaii (SSN-776), a Virginia-class submarine, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 50th state. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 30 September 1998 and her keel was laid down on 27 August 2004. She was christened on 17 June 2006 by her sponsor, Governor Linda Lingle of Hawaii.
See USS Hawaii for other ships of the same name.
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This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various press releases.
| Virginia-class submarine |
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Virginia | Texas | Hawaii | North Carolina | New Hampshire | New Mexico |
| List of submarines of the United States Navy List of submarine classes of the United States Navy |
