USS_Utah_(SSN-801)

USS <i>Utah</i> (SSN-801)

USS Utah (SSN-801)

US Navy Virginia-class submarine

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

Utah (SSN-801), a Virginia-class submarine, is the second U.S. Navy vessel named for the state of Utah. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on September 28, 2015, at a ceremony in Salt Lake City, Utah.[4] The Navy specifically selected boat number "801" to be named Utah, even jumping over some other as-yet-unnamed boats, as 801 is the telephone area code for Utah's capital, Salt Lake City.[5]

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The keel laying ceremony took place 1 September 2021 at the Groton Facility of General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Connecticut. The ships sponsor is Kate Mabus, daughter of Former Secretary of the Navy, Ray Mabus.[6]

References

  1. [1]
    "Utah (SSN 801)". Naval Vessel Register.
  2. [2]
    "SSN 801 Utah Keel Laying" (Press release). Electric Boat. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
  3. [3]
    Fredde, Ashley (29 August 2021). "Submarine to be first Navy ship named after Utah since Pearl Harbor". KSL.
  4. [4]
    "Navy Secretary Mabus to Name Virginia-Class Submarine USS Utah". Seapower. 23 September 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015.
  5. [5]
    Carlisle, Nate (23 September 2015). "Navy to name new submarine USS Utah". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  6. [6]
    "USS Utah Keel Laying Ceremony". USS Utah Commissioning Committee. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
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