These advanced boats were also designed for operating beneath the polar ice cap. The final 23 boats of the Los Angeles class were designed and built to be quieter than their predecessors and also to carry more-advanced sensor and weapons systems. Navy of naming attack submarines for creatures of the ocean (e.g. USS Nautilus (SSN-571). This system of naming broke a long-standing tradition in the U.S. Rickover (SSN-709), all submarines of this class are named after American cities and a few towns (e.g. Key West, Florida, and Greeneville, Tennessee). The class was preceded by the Sturgeon class and followed by the Seawolf. The Los Angeles class contains more nuclear submarines than any other class in the world. A further four boats were proposed by the Navy, but later cancelled. Of the 21 retired boats, 14 of them were laid half way (approximately 17-18 years) through their projected lifespans due to their midlife reactor refuelings being cancelled, and one boat, USS Miami (SSN-755), due to extensive fire damage caused by arson when she was a few months into a maintenance period. As of late 2013, 41 of the class are still in commission and 21 retired from service. Navy's submarine force, with 62 submarines of this class being completed. More information about the Virginia-class Attack Submarines is available online here.Īdditional information about the Naval History of Montana can be found online here.The Los Angeles-class, sometimes called the LA-class or the 688-class, is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines that forms the backbone of the U.S. Media may direct queries to the Navy Office of Information at (703) 697-5342. They are replacing older Los Angeles Class submarines as they retire. Their inherent stealth, endurance, mobility and firepower directly enable them to support five of the six maritime strategy core capabilities – sea control, power projection, forward presence, maritime security and deterrence. Virginia Class submarines are built to operate in the world's littoral and deep waters while conducting anti-submarine warfare anti-surface ship warfare strike warfare special operation forces support intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance irregular warfare and mine warfare missions. She was decommissioned in 1921.Ĭonstruction of the current Montana began April 2015 and is the third of the ten Block IV Virginia Class submarines. She served in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, landed Marines during unrest in Haiti in 1914 and escorted convoys during World War I. The first USS Montana (ACR-13), an armored cruiser, was also built at Newport News Shipbuilding and commissioned July 1908. She will be the second commissioned warship bearing the name. The future USS Montana (SSN 794) honors the Treasure State. I am confident USS Montana and her crew will ensure our Navy remains safe and strong to proudly serve our nation’s interest for decades to come.”
“She stands as proof of what teamwork – from civilian to contractor to military – can accomplish. “The future USS Montana will play an important role in the defense of our nation and maritime freedom,” said Slavonic. In a time-honored Navy tradition, she will christen the ship by breaking a bottle of sparkling wine across the bow and state, “in the name of the United States I christen thee.” Sally Jewell, former Secretary of the United States Department of Interior, will serve as the ship’s sponsor. The principal speaker will be Under Secretary of the Navy (Acting) Gregory J. 12, 2020, at Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, in Newport News, Virginia. The Navy will christen one of its newest attack submarines, the future USS Montana (SSN 794), during a 10 a.m.
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