Name USS New Jersey Displacement 7,800 tons Draft 32 ft (9.8 m) Builder Newport News Shipbuilding | Namesake State of New Jersey Beam 34 ft (10.4 m) Length 115 m | |
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Class and type Virginia-class submarine |
New Jersey (SSN-796), a Virginia-class submarine, will be the third U.S. Navy ship named for the state of New Jersey. Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced the name on May 24, 2015, at a ceremony in Jersey City, New Jersey.
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