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USS New Hampshire (SSN-778)
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 14 August 2003 |
| Laid down: | 30 April 2007 |
| Launched: | 2008 (scheduled) |
| Commissioned: | 2009 (scheduled) |
| Status: | Under construction in US by Navy, unassigned to fleet |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 7800 tons |
| Length: | 114.9 m (377 ft) |
| Beam: | 10.3 m (34 ft) |
| Propulsion: | S9G reactor |
| Speed: | |
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PCU New Hampshire (SSN-778), a Virginia-class submarine, is slated to be the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the state of New Hampshire (though one of her predecessors, BB-70, existed only on paper — authorized, but cancelled before keel laying). The name was awarded to the submarine after a letter writing campaign by the third-graders from Garrison Elementary School in Dover to their Congressmembers, the state Governor, and the Secretary of the Navy.[1]
The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 14 August 2003. Construction began in January, 2004.[2] A keel-laying ceremony for the submarine was held at Electric Boat's Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, R.I. on 30 April 2007.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register.