USS Oregon (SSN-793)

USS *Oregon* (SSN-793)
	Oregon on 1 March 2022
History
United States
Name	USS Oregon
Namesake	State of Oregon
Ordered	28 April 2014
Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	8 July 2017
Launched	25 June 2020
Sponsored by	Dana L. Richardson
Christened	5 October 2019
Acquired	26 February 2022
Commissioned	28 May 2022
Homeport	Groton, Connecticut
Identification	Hull symbol: SSN-793
Motto	Alis Volat Propriis (She flies by her own wings)
General characteristics
Class and 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	1 × S9G PWR nuclear reactor 280,000 shp (210 MW), HEU 93%; 2 × steam turbines 40,000 shp (30 MW); 1 × single shaft pump-jet propulsor; 1 × secondary propulsion motor;
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	essentially unlimited; 33 years
Endurance	can remain submerged for up to 3 months
Test depth	greater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement	15 officers; 120 enlisted men;
Armament	12 x VLS tubes for BGM-109 Tomahawk; 4 x 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes;

Oregon is a nuclear powered attack submarine in the United States Navy. She is the fourth vessel to carry the name Oregon, the 33rd state of US, and the 20th Virginia-class submarine. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced her name on 10 October 2014 at a ceremony hosted at the Battleship Oregon Memorial in Tom McCall Waterfront Park in Portland, Oregon.^[10]

Construction and career

Oregon's keel was laid down on 8 July 2017, in a ceremony held at the Quonset Point Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, with sponsor Mrs. Dana L. Richardson, wife of Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral John Richardson, in attendance.^[4] On 5 October 2019, Mrs Richardson christened Oregon at Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut.^[5] The ship was commissioned on 28 May 2022 at Naval Submarine Base New London.^[3]

A contract modification for Oregon SSN-793, Montana (SSN-794), and Hyman G. Rickover (SSN-795) was initially awarded to Electric Boat for US$594.7 million in April 2012. On 23 December 2014 they were awarded an additional $121.8 million contract modification to buy long lead-time material for the three Virginia-class submarines.^[11] The US Navy awarded Electric Boat the contract to construct 10 Block IV Virginia-class submarines for $17.6 billion on 28 April 2014. The first Block IV, Vermont (SSN-792), commenced in May 2014 with the tenth ship, Utah (SSN-801), scheduled for delivery in 2023.^[9]