USS New Hampshire (SSN-778)
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| Career | Image:Naval Jack of the United States.svg |
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| Ordered: | 14 August 2003 |
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| Launched: | 2010 |
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| Fate: | Under construction in US by Navy, unassigned to fleet |
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| Displacement: | 7800 tons |
| Length: | 114.9 m (377 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.3 m (34 ft) |
| Propulsion: | S9G reactor |
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PCU New Hampshire (SSN-778), a Virginia-class submarine, is slated to be the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the state of New Hampshire, though one of her predecessors, BB-70, existed only on paper (authorized, but cancelled before keel laying). The name was awarded to the submarine after a letter writing campaign by the third-graders from Garrison Elementary School in Dover to their Congressmembers, the state Governor, and the Secretary of the Navy[1].
The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 14 August 2003. Construction began in January, 2004 ([2]).
See USS New Hampshire for other ships of the same name.
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This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register.
| 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 |
