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Virginia Class Submarine: Virginia-Class Submarines
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The Virginia-class submarine has a payload of 40 weapons and can accommodate special operations forces, and Advanced SEAL Team Delivery System and unmanned undersea vehicles. The submarine and its 132-member crew can launch Tomahawk land-attack missiles from 12 vertical launch system tubes and Mark 48 advanced capability torpedoes from four 21-inch torpedo tubes. Compared to the older Los Angeles-class subs, it has improved stealth, sophisticated surveillance capabilities and unique special warfare enhancements.
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The Virginia-class submarine is the Navy’s first delivered major combatant designed with the post-Cold War security environment in mind. She embodies the warfighting and operational capabilities required to dominate the littorals while maintaining undersea dominance in the open ocean.
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PEARL HARBOR -- The Secretary of the Navy, the Honorable Richard Danzig and The Honorable Daniel Akaka, a U.S. Senator from Hawaii, unveiled the image of the third Virginia-Class submarine USS Hawaii (SSN 776). The ceremony was held at Bowfin Submarine Memorial Park, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii today, on the brink of the U.S. Navy's submarine centennial.
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This print is the most detailed, information-packed illustration of the Virginia-class submarine available. The U.S. Navy's latest sub is ... the most technologically advanced in history. The Virginia-class nuclear attack submarine is the first without a periscope, instead employing an array of high-tech instruments to see and hear as never before. Available in 36" x 24" only.
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The authorization bill includes $2.5 billion for one Virginia-class submarine, which was in the Department of Defense request. Recognizing the importance of maintaining the submarine design force and appropriate force levels, the bill ... includes:
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