USS NEW MEXICO SSN 779 |
Keel Laid: April 12, 2008 Christened: December 13, 2008 Commissioned: March 27, 2010 Builder: Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Newport News, VA. Propulsion system: 1 S9G PWR Length, overall: 377 feet Beam: 32 feet Draft: 34 feet Displacement: 7150 tons (surfaced) 7800 tons (submerged) Speed: 15 knots (surfaced) 30+ knots (submerged) Depth: 800+ feet (operational) approx. 1200 feet (safe depth) approx. 1800 feet (crash depth) Crew: 113 officers and men Armament: - 12 MK 36 VLS for Tomahawk missiles - 4/21" TT for MK 48 ADCAP - Advanced Mobile Mines |