&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Michigan_(SSBN-727).jpg) USS Michigan as SSBN-727 (2002)
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Michigan (SSGN-727) |
| Namesake | US state of Michigan |
| Ordered | 28 February 1975 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Laid down | 4 April 1977 |
| Launched | 26 April 1980 |
| Commissioned | 11 September 1982 |
| Homeport | Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor, Washington |
| Motto | Tuebor ("I will defend") |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge | &sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Michigan_SSGN-727_Crest.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ohio-class |
| 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 Michigan (SSBN-727/SSGN-727) is an Ohio-class nuclear-powered guided missile submarine (SSGN), converted from a ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), that is part of the United States Navy. She is the third vessel to bear the name of the U.S. state of Michigan.
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