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USS New Jersey (SSN 796)

USS NEW JERSEY is one of the VIRGINIA - class nuclear-powered attack submarines and the third ship in the Navy named after the state of New Jersey.

General Characteristics:Awarded: April 28, 2014
Keel laid: March 25, 2019
Launched: April 14, 2022
Commissioned: September 14, 2024
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: Tomahawk missiles from two VIRGINIA Payload Tubes (VPT), four 533 mm torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes, Harpoon, advanced mobile mines and unmanned undersea vehicles
Homeport: Norfolk, Va.
Crew: 15 officers, 117 enlisted


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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS NEW JERSEY. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.


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USS NEW JERSEY Image Gallery:

The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show USS NEW JERSEY departing Naval Base Norfolk, Va., on October 4, 2024.



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