USS Utah (SSN-801)
The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia returns to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard following the successful completion of its "alpha" sea trials in 2004. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USS Utah |
| Namesake | State of Utah |
| Ordered | 28 April 2014 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 1 September 2021 |
| Identification | Hull number: SSN-801 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Virginia-class submarine |
| Displacement | 7,800 tons |
| Length | 377 ft (115 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft (10.4 m) |
| Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Propulsion | S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Endurance | can remain submerged for up to 3 months |
| Test depth | greater than 800 ft (244 m) |
| Complement |
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| Armament | 12 VLS tubes, four 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk 48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk |
Utah (SSN-801), a Virginia-class submarine, is the second U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Utah. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on September 28, 2015, at a ceremony in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Navy specifically selected boat number "801" to be named Utah, even jumping over some other as-yet-unnamed boats, as 801 is the telephone area code for Utah's capital, Salt Lake City.
The keel laying ceremony took place 1 September 2021 at the Groton Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. The ship's sponsors are Sharon Lee, wife of US Senator, Mike Lee, and Mary Kaye Huntsman, wife of former Utah governor Jon Huntsman Jr..
The USS Utah was christened on October 25, 2025 in Groton, Connecticut.