================================== B-roll of the submarine USS Minnesota (SSN 783) at sea. Scenes include aerial footage of the ship at sea, equipment inspection, command center, shipboard life and interviews with crew members. Produced by Petty Officer 2nd Class (MC2) Amara Timberlake. Aerials courtesy Huntington Ingalls Industries. ================================== ***NOTICE: The purpose of this video is to serve as a historical and educational record, documenting the many aspects of war, training for war, and the lives of all soldiers, sailors, and marines, primarily for instruction and maintaining of historical video records. ================================== Work: PCU Minnesota (SSN 783) Author: PO2 Amara Timberlake http://www.dvidshub.net/portfolio/1132872/amara-timberlake Identified by: DVIDS COURTESY CREDIT -- United States Department of Defense (DOD). Advertisements DO NOT IMPLY ENDORSEMENT by the DOD. Creative Commons "Public Domain Mark 1.0" has been applied to this work: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/ *** This work, PCU Minnesota (SSN 783), by PO2 Amara Timberlake, identified by DVIDS, is free of known copyright restrictions under U.S. copyright law. ================================== PCU Minnesota (SSN-783) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Minnesota_(SSN-783) Wikipedia: Creative Commons Deed: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ PCU Minnesota (SSN-783) is the 10th of a projected 30 Virginia-class submarines. It will be the third United States Navy ship named for the state of Minnesota. Minnesota was laid down on 20 May 2011. The Minnesota was christened on 27 October 2012 in a ceremony attended by many top ranking officials in the U.S. Navy and Congress. After its official commissioning scheduled for 7 September 2013, the Minnesota will be the first ship named after the 32nd state since 1921. As with other Virginia-class submarines, the Minnesota will operate with a crew of 134 officers and enlisted personnel. Cmdr. John Fancher, is the commanding officer of the Pre-Commissioning Unit. On 6 June 2013, Huntington Ingalls Industries announced that the USS Minnesota had been delivered to the Navy. The ship was delivered nearly 11 months ahead of schedule. CAREER Namesake: The state of Minnesota Awarded: 14 August 2003 Builder: Newport News Shipbuilding Laid down: 20 May 2011 Sponsored by: Ellen Roughead Christened: 27 October 2012 Acquired: 6 June 2013 Commissioned: 7 September 2013 (planned) Status: Completed sea trials GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS Class & type: Virginia-class submarine Displacement: 7800 tons light, 7800 tons full Length: 114.9 meters (377 feet) Beam: 10.3 meters (34 feet) Propulsion: S9G reactor Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h) Range: Essentially unlimited distance; 33 years Test depth: greater than 800 feet (250 meters) Complement: 134 officers and men =================================== To all the men and women of our military - the U.S. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard, to those serving Stateside, to those fighting the Taliban and insurgent forces in Afghanistan, to those who face off with the soldiers of North Korea 24 hours a day, and to those stationed abroad in Germany, Japan, and other countries around the world - thank you for your service! .

• published: 06 Sep 2013
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