USS Idaho (SSN-799)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Idaho.

Idaho (SSN-799), a Virginia-class submarine, will be the fifth U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Idaho. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on 23 August 2015, at a ceremony in Idaho.^[5] The keel laying ceremony took place 24 August 2020 at the Quonset Point Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in North Kingstown, Rhode Island.^[6] Idaho is projected to cost around $2.6 billion dollars and to be commissioned in 2025.^[7][8] She was christened 16 March 2024 at Electric Boat by Teresa Stackley, wife of Sean Stackley, a former Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition).^[4]

USS Virginia (SSN-774), lead boat of the Virginia-class submarines
History
United States
Name	USS Idaho
Namesake	State of Idaho
Ordered	28 April 2014[1]
Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	24 August 2020[2]
Launched	16 August 2024[3]
Sponsored by	Teresa Stackley[4]
Christened	16 March 2024[4]
Identification	Hull number: SSN-799
Motto	Esto Perpetua
Status	Christened (March 16 2024)
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	S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h)
Endurance	will be able to remain submerged for up to 3 months
Test depth	greater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement	15 officers 120 enlisted men
Armament	12 VLS tubes, four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk