Minnesota was laid down on 20 May 2011, and christened on 27 October 2012 in a ceremony attended by many top ranking officials in the U.S. Navy and Congress.[1][6][7]
On 6 June 2013, Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that Minnesota had been delivered to the Navy, nearly 11 months ahead of schedule.[8][9]Minnesota was commissioned on 7 September 2013.
After commissioning, Minnesota remained at the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyards in Groton, CT for over two years. A broken pipe joint was discovered in the vessel's nuclear reactor. The pipe had been tampered with in order to make the part appear within specifications.[10][11] Although a failure of the pipe would not result in a reactor incident, it would affect the reactor's ability to produce steam used for propulsion.[11] The same issue has been discovered on two other boats in the class. A Navy investigation determined that two other ships had the same issue, and the U.S. Justice Department commenced an investigation of the contractor responsible for the defective parts.[10][11]
The crew of USS Minnesota mans the ship during her commissioning at Norfolk Naval Base on 7 September 2013.
A Sonar Technician stands lookout in the sail aboard Minnesota as the boat transits Port Canaveral, FL.
Minnesota pulls pierside in Norfolk, VA.
References
^ abNaval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs (20 May 2011). . Navy News Service. Archived from the original on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
^ abcRagheb, Magdi (9 September 2011), Tsvetkov, Pavel (ed.), "Nuclear Naval Propulsion", Nuclear Power - Deployment, Operation and Sustainability, ISBN978-953-307-474-0
^"Validation of the Use of Low Enriched Uranium as a Replacement for Highly Enriched Uranium in US Submarine Reactors" (PDF). dspace.mit.edu. June 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^"US study of reactor and fuel types to enable naval reactors to shift from HEU fuel". fissilematerials.org. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ ab. Archived from the original on 3 July 2007. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
^Frost, Peter, "Newport News Shipyard Will Lay Keel of Submarine Minnesota on Friday", Newport News Daily Press, 20 May 2011.
^Brunswick, Mark (26 October 2012). "USS Minnesota will be christened Saturday". Star Tribune. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^Walsh, Paul (6 June 2013). "Navy receives $2 billion attack sub USS Minnesota". Star Tribune. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^ abLarter, David B. (27 March 2016). "Secret weld: How shoddy parts disabled a $2.7 billion submarine". Navy Times. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^ abcMizokami, Kyle (29 March 2016). "Billion-Dollar Attack Sub Sidelined for Two Years Over Shoddy Work". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^"After more than two years at EB, USS Minnesota transferred to sub base to prepare for fleet operations". 27 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^Michael Zingaro (17 March 2022). "USS Minnesota Arrives at Pearl Harbor". Submarine Force Pacific News.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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January 20, 2023
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For other ships with the same name see USS Minnesota USS Minnesota SSN 783 is a nuclear powered fast attack submarine the 10th of the planned 30 boat Virginia class She is the third United States Navy vessel to bear the name and the second of two named for the state while the other was named for the Minnesota River USS Minnesota SSN 783 departs Norfolk in January 2014HistoryUnited StatesNameUSS MinnesotaNamesakeThe state of MinnesotaAwarded14 August 2003BuilderNewport News ShipbuildingLaid down20 May 2011 1 Sponsored byEllen RougheadChristened27 October 2012Acquired6 June 2013Commissioned7 September 2013HomeportJoint Base Pearl Harbor HickamMottoEx Septentrio Virtus From the North power Statusin active serviceBadgeGeneral characteristicsClass and typeVirginia class submarineDisplacementapp 7800 long tons 7925 metric tons submergedLength114 9 meters 377 feet Beam10 3 meters 34 feet Propulsion1 S9G PWR nuclear reactor 2 280 000 shp 210 MW HEU 93 3 4 2 steam turbines 40 000 shp 30 MW 1 single shaft pump jet propulsor 2 1 secondary propulsion motor 2 Speed25 knots 46 km h 5 RangeEssentially unlimited distance 33 yearsTest depthgreater than 800 feet 250 meters Complement134 sailors 5 Minnesota was laid down on 20 May 2011 and christened on 27 October 2012 in a ceremony attended by many top ranking officials in the U S Navy and Congress 1 6 7 On 6 June 2013 Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that Minnesota had been delivered to the Navy nearly 11 months ahead of schedule 8 9 Minnesota was commissioned on 7 September 2013 After commissioning Minnesota remained at the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyards in Groton CT for over two years A broken pipe joint was discovered in the vessel s nuclear reactor The pipe had been tampered with in order to make the part appear within specifications 10 11 Although a failure of the pipe would not result in a reactor incident it would affect the reactor s ability to produce steam used for propulsion 11 The same issue has been discovered on two other boats in the class A Navy investigation determined that two other ships had the same issue and the U S Justice Department commenced an investigation of the contractor responsible for the defective parts 10 11 On 27 May 2016 Minnesota left the Electric Boat shipyards for her home port Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton Connecticut to prepare for fleet operations 12 On 17 March 2022 Minnesota arrived at her new home port Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam 13 Minnesota under construction at Newport News VA The crew of USS Minnesota mans the ship during her commissioning at Norfolk Naval Base on 7 September 2013 A Sonar Technician stands lookout in the sail aboard Minnesota as the boat transits Port Canaveral FL Minnesota pulls pierside in Norfolk VA References Edit a b Naval Sea Systems Command Public Affairs 20 May 2011 Navy Lays Keel for PCU Minnesota Navy News Service Archived from the original on 26 September 2012 Retrieved 20 May 2011 a b c Ragheb Magdi 9 September 2011 Tsvetkov Pavel ed Nuclear Naval Propulsion Nuclear Power Deployment Operation and Sustainability ISBN 978 953 307 474 0 Validation of the Use of Low Enriched Uranium as a Replacement for Highly Enriched Uranium in US Submarine Reactors PDF dspace mit edu June 2015 Retrieved 20 March 2022 US study of reactor and fuel types to enable naval reactors to shift from HEU fuel fissilematerials org 10 April 2020 Retrieved 20 March 2022 a b The US Navy Fact File Archived from the original on 3 July 2007 Retrieved 5 July 2007 Frost Peter Newport News Shipyard Will Lay Keel of Submarine Minnesota on Friday Newport News Daily Press 20 May 2011 Brunswick Mark 26 October 2012 USS Minnesota will be christened Saturday Star Tribune Retrieved 15 September 2017 Walsh Paul 6 June 2013 Navy receives 2 billion attack sub USS Minnesota Star Tribune Retrieved 15 September 2017 Submarine Minnesota Delivered on Budget and Ahead of Schedule Press release Huntington Ingalls Industries GlobeNewswire 6 June 2013 a b Larter David B 27 March 2016 Secret weld How shoddy parts disabled a 2 7 billion submarine Navy Times Retrieved 15 September 2017 a b c Mizokami Kyle 29 March 2016 Billion Dollar Attack Sub Sidelined for Two Years Over Shoddy Work Popular Mechanics Retrieved 15 September 2017 After more than two years at EB USS Minnesota transferred to sub base to prepare for fleet operations 27 May 2016 Retrieved 15 September 2017 Michael Zingaro 17 March 2022 USS Minnesota Arrives at Pearl Harbor Submarine Force Pacific News This article includes information collected from theNaval Vessel Register which as a U S government publication is in the public domain The entry can be found here External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Minnesota SSN 783 Huntington Ingalls web page re the Minnesota Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Minnesota SSN 783 amp oldid 1125114821, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
