USS WEST VIRGINIA is the eleventh ship in the OHIO class and the first submarine and the third U.S. Naval ship to bear the name of this state.
| General Characteristics: | Keel Laid: October 24, 1987 |
| Launched: October 14, 1989 |
| Commissioned: October 20, 1990 |
| Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division, Groton, Conn. |
| Propulsion system: one nuclear reactor |
| Propellers: one |
| Length: 560 feet (171 meters) |
| Beam: 42 feet (12.8 meters) |
| Draft: 36,5 feet (11.1 meters) |
| Displacement: | Surfaced: approx. 16,765 tons Submerged: approx. 18,750 tons | |
| Speed: 20+ knots |
| Armament: 24 tubes for Trident I and II, Mk-48 torpedoes, four torpedo tubes |
| Homeport: Kings Bay, Georgia |
| Crew: 17 Officers, 15 Chief Petty Officers and 122 Enlisted (2 crews) |