USS Long Island (SSN-809)

USS Long Island (SSN-809) will be a nuclear-powered Virginia-class submarine for the United States Navy, the eighth of the Block V attack submarines and 36th overall of the class. She will be the third U.S. Naval vessel named for Long Island, New York, an island on the U.S. east coast that is part of the New York metropolitan area. The first ship to bear the name was a steam trawler purchased by the Navy during World War I and the second ship was an Long Island-class escort carrier that saw service during World War II.

USS Long Island (SSN-809)

The lead boat of the Virginia class, USS Virginia (SSN-774)
History
United States
Name	Long Island
Namesake	Long Island, New York
Ordered	2 December 2019[1]
Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat[1]
Identification	Pennant number:SSN-809
General characteristics
Class and type	Virginia-class submarine
Displacement	10,200 tons
Length	460 ft (140 m)
Beam	34 ft (10.4 m)
Draft	32 ft (9.8 m)
Propulsion	S9G reactor auxiliary diesel engine
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h)
Endurance	can remain submerged for more than 3 months
Test depth	greater than 800 ft (244 m)
Complement	15 officers 120 enlisted crew
Armament	40 VLS tubes (12 forward VPT; 28 in VPM), four 21 inch (530 mm) torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes BGM-109 Tomahawk

The submarine's name was announced on 25 May 2023 by Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro from the deck of USS Wasp (LHD-1) while she was in port in New York City.[2]