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USS NORTH CAROLINA is the fourth VIRGINIA - class nuclear-powered attack submarine and also the fourth ship in the Navy named for the state of North Carolina.
General Characteristics: | Awarded: September 30, 1998 |
Keel laid: May 22, 2004 | |
Launched: May 5, 2007 | |
Commissioned: May 3, 2008 | |
Builder: Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Va. | |
Propulsion system: one nuclear reactor | |
Propellers: one | |
Length: 377 feet (115 meters) | |
Beam: 34 feet (10.4 meters) | |
Draft: 30.5 feet (9.3 meters) | |
Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 6,950 tons Submerged: approx. 7,800 tons | |
Speed: Surfaced: approx. 25 knots Submerged: approx. 32 knots | |
Armament: | |
Homeport: Pearl Harbor, HI. | |
Crew: 15 officers, 117 enlisted |
Crew List:
This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS NORTH CAROLINA. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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