USS Minnesota (SSN-783) is a nuclear powered fast attack submarine, the 10th of the Virginia-class. She is the third United States Navy vessel to bear the name and the second of two named for the state, while the other was named for the Minnesota River.
USS Minnesota (SSN-783) departs Norfolk in January 2014
Minnesota under construction at Newport News, VA.
The crew of USS Minnesota mans the ship during her commissioning at Norfolk Naval Base on 7 September 2013.
A Sonar Technician stands lookout in the sail aboard Minnesota as the boat transits Port Canaveral, FL.
The Virginia class, or the SSN-774 class, is the newest class of nuclear-powered cruise missile fast attack submarines in service with the United States Navy. The class is designed for a broad spectrum of open-ocean and littoral missions, including anti-submarine warfare and intelligence gathering operations. They are scheduled to replace older Los Angeles-class submarines, many of which have already been decommissioned. Virginia-class submarines will be acquired through 2043, and are expected to remain in service until at least 2060, with later submarines expected to operate into the 2070s.
USS Virginia underway in July 2004
Rendering of a Virginia-class attack submarine
USS North Carolina, the last Block I boat, at her commissioning ceremony. Her advanced masts are visible in this image.
A sailor using an Xbox 360 controller to control the photonic masts of the USS Colorado (SSN-788) in 2018. It is the first submarine to use this Xbox controller.
