The 22nd unit of the Virginia class was commissioned on 14 October. The ship is named after Admiral Hyman C. Rickover.
The commissioning ceremony for the USS Hyman C. Rickover (SSN 795) took place at the New London submarine base in the state of Connecticut. To date, 15 fighter submarines have been stationed here, including eight Virginia-class units.
Like the other units of the Block IV design, SSN 795 is around 115 metres long and displaces around 7800 tonnes. The pressurised water reactor S9G has an output of 210 megawatts and is designed for a service life of 33 years. The armament consists of Mk 48 torpedoes and Tomahawk cruise missiles for engaging land targets.
Just two months before commissioning, the US Navy celebrated the 75th anniversary of the official start of the nuclear propulsion programme. The head of the Nuclear Power Branch, which was formed on 4 August 1948, was then Captain Hyman Rickover.
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