USS_Colorado_(SSN-788)

USS <i>Colorado</i> (SSN-788)

USS Colorado (SSN-788)

US Navy Virginia-class submarine

For other ships with the same name, see USS Colorado.

USS Colorado (SSN-788) is a nuclear powered United States Navy Virginia-class attack submarine, named for the State of Colorado. She is the fifteenth of her class and fifth of the significantly redesigned Block III, including a revised bow and VLS technology from the Ohio class of guided missile submarines.[7] She was constructed by Huntington Ingalls Industries in partnership with the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics in Newport News, Virginia, with the initial contract awarded on 22 December 2008.

A sailor using an Xbox 360 controller to control the photonic masts of the USS Colorado (SSN-788) in 2018. It is the first submarine to use this tens of dollar controller instead of Lockheed Martin's billed joystick $38,000.

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The official naming ceremony was on 25 June 2012.[8] Her keel was laid down on 7 March 2015 and she was christened and launched on 3 December 2016.[3] Her sponsor is Annie Mabus, daughter of former Navy Secretary Ray Mabus[2] She was commissioned on 17 March 2018.[4]

References

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    "Virginia Block III: The Revised Bow". Retrieved 20 May 2008.
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    "Navy Secretary to Host USS Colorado Naming Ceremony". United States Navy. 21 June 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.



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