USS ''Minnesota'' (SSN-783) is a
nuclear powered
fast attack submarine
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, the 10th of the . She is the third
United States Navy
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vessel to bear the name and the second of two named for the
state
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, while the other was named for the
Minnesota River.
''Minnesota'' was laid down on 20 May 2011, and
christened on 27 October 2012 in a ceremony attended by many top ranking officials in the U.S. Navy and Congress.
On 6 June 2013,
Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that ''Minnesota'' had been delivered to the Navy, nearly 11 months ahead of schedule. ''Minnesota'' was commissioned on 7 September 2013.
After commissioning, ''Minnesota'' remained at the
General Dynamics Electric Boat
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shipyards in Groton, CT for over two years. A broken pipe joint was discovered in the vessel's nuclear reactor. The pipe had been tampered with in order to make the part appear within specifications.
Although a failure of the pipe would not result in a reactor incident, it would affect the reactor's ability to produce steam used for propulsion.
The same issue has been discovered on two other boats in the class. A Navy investigation determined that two other ships had the same issue, and the
U.S. Justice Department
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commenced an investigation of the contractor responsible for the defective parts.
On 27 May 2016, ''Minnesota'' left the Electric Boat shipyards for her home port,
Naval Submarine Base New London
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in
Groton, Connecticut
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, to prepare for fleet operations.
On 17 March 2022, ''Minnesota'' arrived at her new home port,
Joint Base Pearl Harbor–Hickam
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.
Norfolk Naval Base
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on 7 September 2013.
File:U.S. Navy Sonar Technician (Submarine) 3rd Class Jesse Delia stands lookout in the pilothouse aboard the attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit Minnesota (SSN 783) as the boat transits Port Canaveral, Fla 130813-N-XO436-430.jpg, A Sonar Technician stands lookout in the sail aboard ''Minnesota'' as the boat transits Port Canaveral, FL.
File:PCU Minnesota pulls pierside in Norfolk. (9142992445).jpg, ''Minnesota'' pulls pierside in Norfolk, VA.
References
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External links
Huntington Ingalls' web page re the Minnesota
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Nuclear submarines of the United States Navy
Submarines of the United States
Virginia-class submarines