USS Ohio SSGN conversion (2004)
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History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | State of Ohio |
Ordered | 1 July 1974 |
Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
Laid down | 10 April 1976 |
Launched | 7 April 1979 |
Commissioned | 11 November 1981 |
Homeport | Bangor, Washington |
Motto | Always first |
Nickname(s) | First and Finest! |
Status | in active service |
Badge | |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ohio class SSGN |
Displacement |
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Length | 560 ft (170 m)[1] |
Beam | 42 ft (13 m)[1] |
Propulsion | |
Speed | |
Range | unlimited |
Endurance | approximately 60 days with food supplies |
Test depth | +800 ft (240 m) |
Crew | |
Sensors and processing systems | |
Armament |
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USS Ohio (SSBN-726/SSGN-726), the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines (SSBN), is the fourth vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the U.S. state of Ohio. She was commissioned with the hull designation of SSBN-726, and with her conversion to a guided missile submarine she was re-designated SSGN-726.