&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USS_Kentucky_(SSBN-737).jpg) USS Kentucky (SSBN-737)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | U.S. state of Kentucky |
| Ordered | 13 August 1985 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 18 December 1987 |
| Launched | 11 August 1990 |
| Sponsored by | Carolyn Pennebaker Hopkins |
| Commissioned | 13 July 1991 |
| Homeport | Bangor, Washington |
| Motto | Thoroughbred of the Fleet |
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| Status | in active service |
| Badge | &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:737insig.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] |
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USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) is a United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine which has been in commission since 1991. She is the third U.S. Navy ship to be named for Kentucky, the 15th state.
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