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USS *Wahoo* (SSN-806)
	The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774).
History
United States
Name	USS Wahoo
Namesake	Wahoo
Ordered	2 December 2019
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia
Status	Ordered
General characteristics
Class and type	Virginia-class submarine
Displacement	10,200 tons
Length	460 ft (140 m)
Beam	34 ft (10.4 m)
Draft	32 ft (9.8 m)
Propulsion	S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h)
Endurance	can remain submerged for periods in excess of 3 months
Test depth	greater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement	15 officers; 120 enlisted men;
Armament	40 VLS tubes (12 forward VPT; 28 in VPM), four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk

USS Wahoo (SSN-806), a Block 5 Virginia-class submarine for the United States Navy, will be the fifth United States Navy vessel named for the wahoo. It was ordered on 2 December 2019. Secretary of the Navy Kenneth Braithwaite officially announced the name on 17 November 2020, in a press release.^[2]

References edit

^ "Naval Vessel Register".
^ "SECNAV Names Two Future Virginia-class Submarines Tang, Wahoo" (Press release). United States Navy. 18 November 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2020.

History
The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774).
United States
Name	USS Wahoo
Namesake	Wahoo
Ordered	2 December 2019^[1]
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia
Status	Ordered
General characteristics
Class and type	Virginia-class submarine
Displacement	10,200 tons
Length	460 ft (140 m)
Beam	34 ft (10.4 m)
Draft	32 ft (9.8 m)
Propulsion	S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h)
Endurance	can remain submerged for periods in excess of 3 months
Test depth	greater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement	15 officers 120 enlisted men
Armament	40 VLS tubes (12 forward VPT; 28 in VPM), four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk