SSN-777 USS North Carolina

Namesake. State of North Carolina
Ordered. 30 Sep 1998
Builder. Northrop Grumman Newport News
Laid down. 22 May 2004
Christened. 21 Apr 2007
Launched. 5 May 2007
Acquired. 21 Feb 2008
Commissioned. 3 May 2008
Homeport. Pearl Harbor, HI
Motto. Primus in Proelio ("First in Fight")
Status. in active service
Class and type. Virginia-class fast-attack submarine
Displacement. 7800 tons submerged
Length, 377 feet (115 meters)
Beam. 34 feet (10 meters)
Propulsion:
1 × S9G PWR nuclear reactor 280,000 shp (210 MW), HEU 93%
2 × steam turbines 40,000 shp (30 MW)
1 × single shaft pump-jet propulsor
1 × secondary propulsion motor
Speed. 25+ knots (28+ mph, 46+ km/h)
Range. Essentially unlimited distance; 33 years
Test depth. greater than 800 feet (240 meters)
Complement. 134 officers and men
Armament: 12 × VLS (BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile) 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes (Mk-48 ADCAP torpedo)