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USS New Mexico (SSN 779)

USS NEW MEXICO is one of the VIRGINIA - class nuclear-powered attack submarines and the second ship in the Navy to bear the name. Her construction was completed 4 months ahead of schedule.

General Characteristics:Awarded: August 14, 2003
Keel laid: April 12, 2008
Launched: January 18, 2009
Commissioned: March 27, 2010
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 12 VLS tubes, 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 MEXICO. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.


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USS NEW MEXICO Image Gallery:



The photo below was taken by Michael Jenning and shows the NEW MEXICO at Naval Base Norfolk, Va., on December 26, 2021.



The photos below were taken by Michael Jenning and show the NEW MEXICO at Naval Base Norfolk, Va., on September 6, 2022.




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