&sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:Flickr_-_Official_U.S._Navy_Imagery_-_USS_Maryland_transits_the_Saint_Marys_River..jpg) USS Maryland (SSBN-738)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | State of Maryland |
| Ordered | 14 March 1986 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 22 April 1986 |
| Launched | 10 August 1991 |
| Sponsored by | Sarah "Sally" Craig Larson |
| Commissioned | 13 June 1992 |
| Homeport | Kings Bay, Georgia |
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| Nickname(s) | "Fighting Mary"[1] |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge | &sq=Envato&lang=en&file=File:USS_Maryland_(SSBN-738)_Crest.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft (13 m)[2] |
| Draft | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | Greater than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[6] |
| Test depth | Greater than 800 feet (240 m)[6] |
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USS Maryland (SSBN-738) is an Ohio-class submarine in the United States Navy. Maryland is the 13th of the 18 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, and has been in active service since 1992. Maryland is the fourth US Navy vessel to be named after the US state of Maryland. Her mission is to provide the United States government with an undetectable and unattackable nuclear launch platform in support of the national strategy of strategic deterrence.[7] The contract for the construction of the Maryland was awarded on 14 March 1986. Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation at Groton, Connecticut, on 22 April 1986.
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- ^ a b c d e f g h "SSBN-726 Ohio-Class FBM Submarines". Federation of American Scientists. 9 February 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b c Frost, Peter. "Newport News contract awarded". Daily Press. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ "US study of reactor and fuel types to enable naval reactors to shift from HEU fuel". Fissile Materials. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ Brendan Patrick Hanlon (July 2015). Validation of the Use of Low Enriched Uranium as a Replacement for Highly Enriched Uranium in US Submarine Reactors (PDF) (Master thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Submarine Frequently Asked Questions". Chief of Naval Operations Submarine Warfare Division. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
- ^ The US Navy – Fact File: Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines – SSBN, US Navy, retrieved 29 September 2011