&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Wyoming_(SSBN-742).jpg) USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) approaches Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay on 9 January 2009.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | State of Wyoming |
| Ordered | 18 October 1989 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 8 August 1991 |
| Launched | 15 July 1995 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Monika B. Owens |
| Commissioned | 13 July 1996 |
| Homeport | Kings Bay, GA |
| Motto |
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| Status | in active service |
| Badge | &sq=&lang=&file=File:742insig.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] |
| Complement | |
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USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) is a United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine which has been in commission since 1996. She is the fourth US Navy ship to be named USS Wyoming, although it was only the third named after the state of Wyoming.[a]
The contract to build Wyoming was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 18 October 1989 and her keel was laid down there on 8 August 1991. She was launched on 15 July 1995, sponsored by Mrs. Monika B. Owens, and commissioned on 13 July 1996.
- ^ Boat Pages – USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) Archived 16 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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.
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