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USS South Dakota

South Dakota (SSN-790) is a documented physical Virginia-class submarine hull included in the roster reconciliation.

SSN-790 · Virginia classUnited States NavyModern eraVerified subject image
USS South Dakota (SSN-790) transits the Thames River at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut (USA), on 9 January 2019.
The U.S. Navy Virginia -class attack submarine USS South Dakota (SSN-790) transits the Thames River at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut (USA), on 9 January 2019. South Dakota was the 17th Virginia -class submarine and was commissioned on 2 February 2019.This image was released by the United States Navy with the ID 190109-N-LW591-045 (next) . This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing . العربية ∙ বাংলা ∙ Bahasa Indonesia ∙ Bahaso Jambi ∙ Deutsch ∙ Deutsch (Sie-Form) ∙ English ∙ español ∙ euskara ∙ فارسی ∙ français ∙ italiano ∙ 日本語 ∙ 한국어 ∙ македонски ∙ മലയാളം ∙ Plattdüütsch ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ پښتو ∙ português ∙ русский ∙ slovenščina ∙ svenska ∙ Türkçe ∙ українська ∙ 简体中文 ∙ 繁體中文 ∙ +/− · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantSSN-790
ClassVirginia class
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States

What is known about this ship

South Dakota (SSN-790) is a documented physical Virginia-class submarine hull included in the roster reconciliation.

Class context: Virginia class

The Virginia class is a nuclear-powered fast attack submarine design built for both open-ocean and littoral missions. The class supports anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, land attack, intelligence and surveillance, special operations, and other multi-mission tasks.

This ship is recorded as a member of Virginia class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Attack Submarines - SSN ↗United States Navy · accessed 2026-09-21
  2. FY 2026 Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy Justification Book ↗Department of the Navy · accessed 2026-09-21
  3. Owners & Operators Manual 2025 ↗United States Navy · accessed 2026-09-21
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