&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:USS_Pennsylvania_(SSBN-735).jpg) USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735) in November 1995.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Pennsylvania |
| Namesake | Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
| Ordered | 29 November 1982 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Launched | 23 April 1988 |
| Commissioned | 9 September 1989 |
| Homeport | Bangor, Washington |
| Identification | SSBN-735 |
| Motto | Virtue, Independence, Liberty |
| Honors and awards | Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award 2001 |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge | &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Crest_of_USS_Pennsylvania_(SSBN-735).png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft (13 m)[1] |
| Draft | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | Greater than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[5] |
| Test depth | Greater than 800 feet (240 m)[5] |
| Complement | |
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USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735) is a nuclear-powered, United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine that has been in commission since 1989. She is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
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