{
  "id": "virginia-class",
  "name": "Virginia class (SSN 774)",
  "aliases": [
    "SSN 774"
  ],
  "domain": "naval",
  "country": "USA",
  "category": "Nuclear attack submarine",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2004,
  "operators": [
    "USA"
  ],
  "summary": "Nuclear-powered fast attack submarine; later blocks add the Virginia Payload Module.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "displacement_t",
      "v": 7925,
      "src": [
        "navy-ssn"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "Submerged; 10,364 t with VPM"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 114.8,
      "src": [
        "navy-ssn"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "140.5 m with VPM"
    },
    {
      "k": "beam_m",
      "v": 10.36,
      "src": [
        "navy-ssn"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kt",
      "v": 25,
      "src": [
        "navy-ssn"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "25+ knots"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 132,
      "src": [
        "navy-ssn"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "One nuclear reactor, one shaft",
      "src": [
        "navy-ssn"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Tomahawk (12 VLS tubes or two VPTs), Mk 48 ADCAP torpedoes, four torpedo tubes",
      "src": [
        "navy-ssn"
      ],
      "conf": "high"
    },
    {
      "k": "hulls",
      "v": 22,
      "src": [
        "navy-ssn"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "note": "Commissioned as of March 2024"
    }
  ],
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Initial draft entry from cited open sources"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Added payload options and capabilities"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-04",
      "change": "Added photo (Public domain)"
    }
  ],
  "art": "submarine",
  "image": {
    "file": "virginia-class.jpg",
    "thumb": "virginia-class-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "U.S. Navy photo by General Dynamics Electric Boat",
    "license": "Public domain",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:US_Navy_040730-N-1234E-002_PCU_Virginia_(SSN_774)_returns_to_the_General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat_shipyard.jpg",
    "title": "File:US Navy 040730-N-1234E-002 PCU Virginia (SSN 774) returns to the General Dynamics Electric Boat shipyard.jpg"
  },
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Tomahawk",
      "role": "Land-attack cruise missile",
      "src": [
        "navy-ssn",
        "csis-tomahawk"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "range_km": [
        1250,
        2500
      ],
      "qty": "12 VLS tubes or 2 VPTs",
      "caps": {
        "Warhead": "454 kg HE/fragmentation"
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "MK 48 ADCAP",
      "role": "Heavyweight torpedo",
      "src": [
        "navy-ssn",
        "navy-mk48"
      ],
      "conf": "high",
      "qty": "4 torpedo tubes",
      "caps": {
        "Warhead": "650-lb high-explosive",
        "Guidance": "Acoustic homing"
      },
      "note": "Range classified"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/virginia-class.html",
  "sources": {
    "navy-ssn": {
      "title": "Attack Submarines (SSN)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Navy Fact Files",
      "url": "https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-Files/Display-FactFiles/Article/2169558/attack-submarines-ssn/",
      "published": "2024-03-15",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-03"
    },
    "csis-tomahawk": {
      "title": "Tomahawk",
      "publisher": "CSIS Missile Defense Project",
      "url": "https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/tomahawk/",
      "published": "2024-04-23",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-10-03"
    },
    "navy-mk48": {
      "title": "MK 48 Heavyweight Torpedo",
      "publisher": "U.S. Navy Fact Files",
      "url": "https://www.navy.mil/Resources/Fact-Files/Display-FactFiles/Article/2167907/mk-48-heavyweight-torpedo/",
      "published": "2023-11-15",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-03"
    }
  }
}