USS Miami (SSN-811) explained

USS Miami (SSN-811) will be a Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy, the tenth of the Block V boats and the 38th of her class overall.

The submarine was ordered in March 2021 for $2.4 billion. Her name was announced on 8 May 2024 by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro during the Miami Fleet Week with city native and singer Gloria Estefan as her sponsor.^{[1] [2]}

Design

Compared to Blocks I-IV of the Virginia-class submarines, Block V vessels will incorporate previously introduced modifications to the base design in addition to a Virginia Payload Module (VPM). The VPM inserts a segment into the boat's hull which adds four vertical launch tubes. Each tube allows for the carrying of seven Tomahawk strike missiles, increasing her armament to a total of 40 missiles.^[2]

Her namesake Miami has been carried by four ships of the US Navy, most recently on USS Miami (SSN-755), a Los Angeles-class attack submarine that was decommissioned earlier than planned after she was set on fire in 2014.^[3]

References

1. Web site: LaGrone . Sam . 2024-05-08 . SECNAV Del Toro Names Virginia-class Attack Sub USS Miami, Singer Gloria Estefan to be Sponsor . 2024-05-09 . USNI News . en-US.
2. Web site: Attack Submarines - SSN . 2024-05-09 . United States Navy . en-US.
3. Web site: Breckenridge . Richard . 7 August 2013 . USS Miami: A Tangible Impact to Readiness from Sequestration . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150708014321/http://navylive.dodlive.mil/2013/08/07/uss-miami-a-tangible-impact-to-readiness-from-sequestration/ . 8 July 2015 . 5 July 2015 . Navy Live.