SITE NAVIGATION

SHIP SPECIFIC INFORMATION

TYPE	ATTACK SUBMARINE, NUCLEAR (SSN)
CLASS	VIRGINIA
OFFICIAL NAME	USS MISSOURI
PENNANT NUMBER	780
NICKNAME	N/A
MOTTO	N/A
BUILDER	GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION
CONTRACT AWARD DATE	08/14/2003
KEEL LAYING DATE	09/27/2008
LAUNCH DATE	11/20/2009
DELIVERY DATE	07/29/2010
COMMISSION DATE	07/31/2010
PLANNING YARD	NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING (HULL) / GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION (NUCLEAR)
NAVSEA PMS	393
CUSTODIAN	US NAVY
STATUS	ACTIVE DUTY
HOMEPORT	GROTON, CT
MAILING ADDRESS	FPO, AX, XXXXX-XXXX
UIC (UNIT IDENT. CODE)	20002
TYPE COMMANDER	SUBLANT
FLEET COMMAND	N/A
GROUP COMMAND	N/A
SQUADRON COMMAND	N/A

ATTACK SUBMARINES, NUCLEAR (SSN)

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SSN 780 | USS MISSOURI

Namesake:

State of Missouri, legacy name

Missouri is the latest in a long line of illustrious warships to carry the name of this great state. The first USS Missouri was a steam/sail warship commissioned in 1842, only 21 years after Missouri was admitted into the union. In the midst of the Civil War, the Confederate Navy commissioned a paddle-wheel ironclad named CSS Missouri that served as a minelayer and troop transport. It was captured by the union in 1865, but never commissioned by the U.S. Navy.

The next Missouri (BB 11), commissioned in 1903, was part of President Theodore Roosevelt's "Great White Fleet" and was in active service during World War I. The famous USS Missouri (BB 63) was commissioned in 1944, known as the "Mighty Mo." Most remembered for hosting the Japanese surrender ceremony that ended World War II.

Historical Notes:

Construction began on PCU Missouri (SSN 780), the seventh Virginia-class submarine, in December, 2004.

Missouri reached her first major milestone Sept. 27, 2008 during her keel authentication ceremony held at the General Dynamics Electric Boat facility in North Kingstown.

Caesar S. DeSanto Sr. welded the initials of Rebecca W. Gates onto a plate of steel to symbolize the authentication of the keel. Gates, the wife of Secretary of Defense, Robert M. Gates, is the sponsor for Missouri, the seventh Virginia-class submarine to join the fleet.