Texas is the second US Virginia submarine.
| SSN-775 Texas | |
|---|---|
| USS Texas (SSN-775) | |
 Texas in 2006 | |
| Ship history | |
| Flag state |  USA |
| Home port | Pearl Harbor ( Hawaii ) |
| Launching | September 9, 2006 - to the fleet |
| Current status | as part of the US Navy |
| Main characteristics | |
| Ship type | MPLATRK |
| NATO codification | "Virginia" |
| Speed (underwater) | 25 knots |
| Extreme depth of immersion | 250 m |
| Autonomy swimming | 90 days |
| Crew | 134 people |
| Dimensions | |
| Displacement above the water | 7925 t. (Metric) |
| Underwater displacement | 7925 t. (Metric) |
| Length is greatest (on KVL ) | 114.8 m. |
| Case width naib. | 10.4 m |
| Power point | |
| nuclear reactor S9G | |
| Armament | |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 4 TA caliber 533 mm |
| Missile weapons | 12 rocket mines |
Displacement - 7925 tons, length 114.8 meters , maximum width - 10.4 meters. Underwater, the Texas can reach speeds of over 25 knots.
It was baptized in 2005 , laid down on July 12, 2002 , accepted into the structure of the submarine forces of the US Navy on September 9, 2006 .
In October 2009, when traveling from a base in New London to its new home port, Pearl Harbor ( Hawaii ) [1], “Texas” surfaced in the immediate vicinity of the North Pole. [2] Becoming the first submarine in its class involved in the Arctic. [1] On the surface, the Texas remained 24 hours. [1] According to The Globe and Mail, the Virginia submarines are not adapted for operations in the Arctic waters and the Texas has been preadapted. [one]
In the summer of 2011, she called at the South Korean port of Pusan . What caused the angry reaction of the DPRK and was regarded as "another provocation against the people's republic." [3]
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 An American submarine surfaced at the North Pole . barentsobserver.com (16 November 2009). The appeal date is August 12, 2011. Archived March 21, 2012.
- ↑ Evgeniev, Evgeny The US nuclear submarine surfaced at the North Pole . Rossiyskaya Gazeta (11/17/2009). The appeal date is August 12, 2011.
- ↑ North Korea called provocation a visit by the US NPS to South Korea . A look (July 21, 2011). The appeal date is August 12, 2011. Archived March 21, 2012.
Links
- The official website of the submarine (inaccessible link from 04/09/2013 [2161 day] - history , copy )
- http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/navy/ssn-775.htm