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SSN-779 USS New Mexico
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Namesake. The State of New Mexico
Ordered. 14 Aug 2003
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down. 12 Apr 2008
Christened. 13 Dec 2008
Launched. 18 Jan 2009
Commissioned. 27 Mar 2010
Homeport. Norfolk, VA
Motto. Defendemos nuestra tierra (Spanish: "We defend our land")
Class and type. Virginia-class submarine
Displacement. 7,900 tonnes (7,800 long tons)
Length. 377 ft (115 m)
Beam. 34 ft (10 m)
Propulsion.
1 × S9G PWR nuclear reactor[5] 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 (46 km/h)+
Range. Essentially unlimited distance; 33 years
Complement. 130
Armament. 12 × VLS (BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile) 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes (Mk-48 ADCAP torpedo)
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![SSN-779 USS New Mexico
Namesake. The State of New Mexico
Ordered. 14 Aug 2003
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down. 12 Apr 2008
Christened. 13 Dec 2008
Launched. 18 Jan 2009
Commissioned. 27 Mar 2010
Homeport. Norfolk, VA
Motto. Defendemos nuestra tierra (Spanish: "We defend our land")
Class and type. Virginia-class submarine
Displacement. 7,900 tonnes (7,800 long tons)
Length. 377 ft (115 m)
Beam. 34 ft (10 m)
Propulsion.
1 × S9G PWR nuclear reactor[5] 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 (46 km/h)+
Range. Essentially unlimited distance; 33 years
Complement. 130
Armament. 12 × VLS (BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile) 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes (Mk-48 ADCAP torpedo)](albums/userpics/10003/779-11-NEW-MEXICO_1.jpg "SSN-779 USS New Mexico
Namesake. The State of New Mexico
Ordered. 14 Aug 2003
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down. 12 Apr 2008
Christened. 13 Dec 2008
Launched. 18 Jan 2009
Commissioned. 27 Mar 2010
Homeport. Norfolk, VA
Motto. Defendemos nuestra tierra (Spanish: \"We defend our land\")
Class and type. Virginia-class submarine
Displacement. 7,900 tonnes (7,800 long tons)
Length. 377 ft (115 m)
Beam. 34 ft (10 m)
Propulsion.
1 × S9G PWR nuclear reactor[5] 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 (46 km/h)+
Range. Essentially unlimited distance; 33 years
Complement. 130
Armament. 12 × VLS (BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile) 4 × 533mm torpedo tubes (Mk-48 ADCAP torpedo)")