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Colorado (SSN-788)
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Virginia Class Attack Submarine: Named PCU Colorado (SSN-788) on 25 June 2012.The contract to build her was awarded to Huntington Ingalls Industries in partnership with the Electric Boat division of General Dynamics in Newport News, Virginia on 22 December 2008.
SSN-784 through approximately SSN-791 are planned to make up the Third Block or "Flight" Block III subs will feature a revised bow, including some technology from Ohio class SSGNs. SSN-788 will be built at Electric Boat.
Her keel laying ceremony was on 7 March 2015.
Christened on 3 December 2016 & commissioned on 17 March 2018.Specifications:Power Plant: One S9G pressurized water reactor, 29.84MW (40,000hp), one shaft with pumpjet propulsor, Improved Performance Machinery Program Phase III one secondary propulsion submerged motor. Displacement, 7,800 tons submerged. Length: 377 feet. Draft: 32 feet. Beam: 34 feet. Speed: 25+ knots submerged. Depth: Greater than 800 feet. 12 VLS & four torpedo tubes, capable of launching Mark 48 torpedoes, UGM-109 Tactical Tomahawks, Harpoon (missile)s and the new advanced mobile mine when it becomes available: Unmanned Undersea Vehicles, Special Warfare: Dry Deck Shelter. Advanced SEAL Delivery System. Sonars: Spherical active/passive arrays. Light Weight Wide Aperture Arrays. TB-16, TB-29, and future towed arrays. High-frequency chin and sail arrays. Countermeasures: 1 internal launcher (reloadable 2-barrel) 14 external launchers. Crew: 134 officers and men.
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 | 1.09k | Newport News Shipbuilding is teamed with General Dynamics Electric Boat to build Virginia-class submarines. Newport News Shipbuilding builds the stern, habitability & machinery spaces, torpedo room, sail and bow. Electric Boat builds the pressure hull, engine room and control room. Newport News Shipbuilding and Electric Boat each perform work on the reactor plant as well as alternate on the final assembly, test, outfit and delivery. The team has been recognized as the best shipbuilding program in the Navy. Virginia-class Infographic PDF. | Text & photo courtesy of huntingtoningalls.com. | |
 | 5.00k | An artist rendering of the Virginia-class submarine Colorado (SSN-788), 21 June 2012. | USN photo # N-ZZ999-001, illustration by Stan Bailey courtesy of navy.mil. via Ron Reeves (of blessed memory). | |
 | 574k | Many hands lighten the load as Vance Davis, Shawn Monroe, Brandon Livingston, and Michael Wright secure a unit of the submarine Colorado (SSN-788) to the Sea Shuttle, September 2014. | Photo # 2-DCS14-556-172 by Chris Oxley, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 | 1.28k | View of ceremony area showing hull sections of other boats, 3 March 2015. | Photo courtesy of usscoloradocommittee.org. | |
 | 758k | North Kingstown, R.I. 7 March 2015; Annie Mabus, ship sponsor of the Virginia-class attack submarine Colorado (SSN-788), signs her initials as a guide for the welder to follow during the ship's keel laying ceremony. Annie is the daughter of the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV), Ray Mabus. | USN photo # 150307-N-LV331-004 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Armando Gonzales, courtesy of navy.mil. | |
 | 995k | Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus and his family look on as Annie Mabus' initials are welded onto the keel of the submarine Colorado (SSN-788). | USN photo # 150307-N-LV331-006 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Armando Gonzales, courtesy of navy.mil. | |
 | 942k | Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus and his family look on as Annie Mabus' initials are welded onto the keel of the submarine Colorado (SSN-788). | USN photo # 150307-N-LV331-005 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Armando Gonzales, courtesy of navy.mil. | |
 | 618k | With Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus, center, looking on welder John Alves shows the finished initials of ship sponsor Annie Mabus, far right, as she gets a hug from a sister during the keel laying ceremony for the Colorado (SSN-788). The ceremony took place at the General Dynamics Electric Boat Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, R.I. Saturday, 7 March 2015. | Photo courtesy of Dana Jensen/theday.com. | |
 | 571k | The bow units of Washington (SSN-787) and Colorado (SSN-788) fill one side of the Supplemental Modular Outfitting Facility, March 2015. | Photo # 4-DCS14-741-10 by Ricky Thompson, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 | 2.32k | After Engine Room Hull Section of Colorado (SSN-788). | Photo courtesy of usscoloradocommittee.org. | |
 | 824k | Colorado (SSN-788) under glass, presented to Annie Mabus. | Photo courtesy of usscoloradocommittee.org. | |
 | 824k | Keel laying ceremony for the Colorado (SSN-788) at the General Dynamics Electric Boat Quonset Point facility in North Kingstown, R.I. Saturday, 7 March 2015. The ceremony took place next to sections of the Delaware (SSN-791) and the South Dakota (SSN-790), left, and the stage was in front of the tail section of the Colorado. The ship sponsor is Annie Mabus, daughter of Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. | Photo EP-150309824 courtesy of Dana Jensen / The Day. | |
 | 809k | A panorama composite photograph compiled from several images shows the Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus delivering remarks during the christening ceremony of the attack submarine Colorado (SSN-788) on 3 December 2016. | USN photo illustration # 161203-N-LV331-001 by Petty Officer 1st Class Armando Gonzales via Thomas Lee | Managing Editor, Undersea Warfare Magazine. | |
 | 855k | Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Ray Mabus watches as his daughter, Annie Mabus, christens the submarine Colorado (SSN-788) on 3 December 2016. | USN photo illustration # 161203-N-LV331-004 by Petty Officer 1st Class Armando Gonzales via Thomas Lee | Managing Editor, Undersea Warfare Magazine. | |
 | 239k | The bow section of the Colorado (SSN-788) is loaded onto the Sea Shuttle for its journey to Electric Boat. September, 2015. | Photo # 6-DCS15-412-269 by John Whalen, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 | 428k | As rain subsides, a rainbow graces the bow section for the submarine Colorado (SSN-788) as it is loaded onto the Sea Shuttle, September, 2015. | Photo # 15-DCS15-412-219 by John Whalen, courtesy of nns.huntingtoningalls.com | |
 | 976k | Lt. jg. William Gregory uses a commercially available game controller to maneuver the photonic mast aboard the attack submarine Pre-commissioning Unit (PCU) Colorado (SSN-788) during a tour of the Colorado on 2 March 2018. | USN photo # 180302-N-LW591-032 by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Steven Hoskins. | |
 | 554k | The attack submarine Colorado (SSN-788) sits pierside prior to its commissioning on 15 March 2018. | USN photo # 180316-N-HI707-051 by Chief Petty Officer Darryl I. Wood. | |
 | 3.40k | Sailors stand at attention in formation after bringing the attack submarine Colorado (SSN-788) after bringing the ship to life on 17 March 2018. | USN photo # 180317-N-HI707-596 by Chief Petty Officer Darryl I. Wood. | |
 | 625k | The Union Jack flies over the Colorado (SSN-788) during its commissioning ceremony on 17 March 2018. Colorado is the U.S. Navy's 15th Virginia-class attack submarine and the fourth U.S. Navy ship named for the state of Colorado. | USN photo # 180317-N-ME396-1324 by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tristan B. Lotz. | |
| Commanding Officers | |||
| 01 | CDR Franklin Jr., Kenneth, USN | 00.10.2014 - 03.11.2017 PCU | |
| 02 | CDR Koepp II, Gregory Reed, USN | 17.03.2018 - no date FDC | |
| 03 | CDR Geddes, Jason Matthew, USN | no date - 06.03.2020 | |
| 04 | CDR Storz, Garth William, USN | 06.03.2020 - | |
There is no DANFS History currently available for Colorado (SSN-788) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
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Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
The VIRGINIA Class America's Next Submarine
The Virginia Class—A New Submarine for the 21st Century
SSN-774 Virginia-class NSSN New Attack Submarine Centurion
NSSN VIRGINIA CLASS ATTACK SUBMARINE, USA
HISTORIC SUBMARINE DOCUMENTARY AND TRAINING FILMS
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