Editing Virginia-class submarine (section)

== Specifications ==
[[File:774 Virginia construction.jpg|thumb|Lead boat ''Virginia'' under construction]]
* Builders: [[General Dynamics Electric Boat]] and [[Huntington Ingalls Industries|HII Newport News Shipbuilding]]
* Length: {{convert|377|ft|m|2|abbr=on}} [Block V: 460&nbsp;ft (140.2 m)]
* Beam: {{convert|34|ft|m|2|abbr=on}}
* Displacement: {{convert|7800|LT|t|sp=us}} [Block V: {{convert|10200|LT|t|sp=us}}
* Payload: 40 weapons, [[special operations force]]s, [[unmanned undersea vehicle]]s, Advanced [[United States Navy SEALs|SEAL]] Delivery System ([[Advanced SEAL Delivery System|ASDS]]) [Block V: 40 [[Tomahawk (missile family)|Tomahawk cruise missiles]]]
* Propulsion: [[S9G reactor|S9G nuclear reactor]] delivering {{convert|40,000|shp|MW}}.<ref>{{cite thesis |last=Ragheb |first=M. |title=Nuclear Marine Propulsion |url=http://www.ewp.rpi.edu/hartford/~ernesto/F2010/EP2/Materials4Students/Misiaszek/NuclearMarinePropulsion.pdf |publisher=Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute |date=11 November 2010 |access-date=4 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226055625/http://www.ewp.rpi.edu/hartford/~ernesto/F2010/EP2/Materials4Students/Misiaszek/NuclearMarinePropulsion.pdf |archive-date=26 February 2015 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Nuclear core life estimated at 33 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Nuclear/US_Naval_Reactors.htm|title=U.S. Naval Reactors|access-date=4 December 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231134230/http://www.alternatewars.com/BBOW/Nuclear/US_Naval_Reactors.htm|archive-date=31 December 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> Nuclear fuel manufactured by BWX Technologies.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180226005115/en/BWXT-Announces-492-Million-Naval-Nuclear-Reactor |title=BWXT Announces $492 Million in Naval Nuclear Reactor Contract Option Awards |date=26 February 2018 |access-date=30 June 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630161657/https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180226005115/en/BWXT-Announces-492-Million-Naval-Nuclear-Reactor |archive-date=30 June 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.nuclearfuelservices.com/
|title=Protecting the Future of Freedom across the globe
|publisher=nuclearfuelservices.com
|date=11 May 2018
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180630161721/http://www.nuclearfuelservices.com/ |archive-date=30 June 2018
|access-date=27 April 2022}}</ref>
* Test depth: greater than {{convert|800|ft|m|abbr=on}}, allegedly around {{convert|1600|ft}}.<ref name="aticourses" />
* Speed: Greater than {{convert|25|kn}},<ref name="NavyFactFile">{{Cite web |title=Attack Submarines - SSN |url=https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-Files/Display-FactFiles/article/2169558/attack-submarines-ssn/ |access-date=2023-03-12 |website=www.navy.mil |language=en-US}}</ref> allegedly up to {{convert|35|kn}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://zbigniewmazurak.wordpress.com/2015/02/17/how-american-russian-and-chinese-nuclear-powered-submarines-compare|title=How American, Russian, and Chinese Nuclear-POwered Submarines Compare|year=2015|access-date=17 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160824153417/https://zbigniewmazurak.wordpress.com/2015/02/17/how-american-russian-and-chinese-nuclear-powered-submarines-compare/|archive-date=24 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1713246-virginia-class-vs-russian-yasen-class-sub-war|title= US Virginia Class vs Russian Yasen Class Submarine Warfare - Who Wins?|year= 2017|access-date = 17 June 2017|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170623043613/http://www.scout.com/military/warrior/story/1713246-virginia-class-vs-russian-yasen-class-sub-war|archive-date = 23 June 2017|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RESP9IOmczoC&q=virginia+class+35+knots&pg=PA160|title=Modern Warships|year=2007|isbn=9781616732608|last1=Kit Bonner|first1=Carolyn Bonner|publisher=Zenith Imprint }}</ref>
* Planned cost: about US$1.65 billion each (based on FY95 dollars, 30-boat class and two boat/year build-rate)
* Actual cost: US$1.5 billion (in 1994 prices), US$2.6 billion (in 2012 prices)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gao.gov/assets/230/220367.pdf|title=Lessons of Prior Programs May Reduce New Attack Submarine Cost Increases and Delays|author1=Ted Kennedy|author2-link=John Conyers|author2=John Conyers|date=20 October 1994|work=[[Government Accountability Office]]|access-date=12 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113071414/http://www.gao.gov/assets/230/220367.pdf|archive-date=13 November 2013|url-status=dead|author1-link=Ted Kennedy}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Virginia-Class-Sub-Program-Wins-Acquisition-Award-05167/ |title=Virginia Class Sub Program Wins Acquisition Award |publisher=Defenseindustrydaily.com |date=20 November 2008 |access-date=23 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501104350/http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Virginia-Class-Sub-Program-Wins-Acquisition-Award-05167/ |archive-date=1 May 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Annual operating cost: $50 million per unit (in 2012 prices)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=14311|title=Facts favour nuclear-powered submarines|first=Simon|last=Cowan|date=5 November 2012|access-date=9 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121115023855/http://onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=14311|archive-date=2012-11-15|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Crew: 120 enlisted and 14 officers
* Armament: 12 [[Vertical Launching System|VLS]] & four [[torpedo]] tubes, capable of launching [[Mark 48 torpedo]]es, [[Tomahawk (missile family)#Upgrades|UGM-109 Tactical Tomahawks]], [[Harpoon missile]]s<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://news.usni.org/2016/02/18/west-u-s-navy-anti-ship-tomahawk-set-for-surface-ships-subs-starting-in-2021
|title=West: U.S. Navy Anti-Ship Tomahawk Set for Surface Ships, Subs Starting in 2021
|date=18 February 2016
|access-date=18 February 2016
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170611002318/https://news.usni.org/2016/02/18/west-u-s-navy-anti-ship-tomahawk-set-for-surface-ships-subs-starting-in-2021
|archive-date=11 June 2017
|url-status=live}}</ref> and the new advanced mobile [[naval mine|mine]] when it becomes available.<ref>{{Cite web |title=NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Index: Wahoo (SSN-806) |url=https://navsource.org/archives/08/08806.htm |access-date=9 November 2022 |website=navsource.org}}</ref> Block V boats will have the additional VPM module which contains four large diameter tubes which can accommodate seven Tomahawk cruise missiles each. This would increase the total number of torpedo-sized weapons (such as Tomahawks) carried by the ''Virginia''-class design from about 37 to about 65—an increase of about 76%.<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL32418.pdf |title= Navy Virginia (SSN774) Class Attack Submarine Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress (updated)
|publisher=fas.org
|date=31 March 2022
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126101711/https://fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RL32418.pdf
|archive-date=26 November 2015
|access-date=27 April 2022}}<!--Note:url was updated after archiving--></ref>
* Decoys: Acoustic Device Countermeasure Mk 3/4<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.ultra-os.com/acoustic.php
|title=Acoustic Countermeasures
|publisher=Ultra Electronics Ocean Systems
|access-date=15 December 2012
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120815031301/http://www.ultra-os.com/acoustic.php
|archive-date=15 August 2012
|url-status=dead}}</ref>