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The Ohio class of nuclear-powered submarines includes the United States Navy's 14 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and its four cruise missile submarines (SSGNs). Each displacing 18,750 tons submerged, the Ohio -class boats are the largest submarines ever built for the U.S. Navy.
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.
Unique submarine; liquid metal cooled S2G reactor (replaced with a pressurized-water reactor in 1959) Skate: 4 USS Skate (SSN-578) 21 July 1955 USS Seadragon (SSN-584) 5 December 1959 Skipjack: 6 USS Skipjack (SSN-585) 29 May 1956 USS Snook (SSN-592) 24 October 1961 First nuclear submarine class with teardrop hull form.
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.
The Ohio class is named after Ohio because the USS Ohio submarine is the lead submarine in its class. There are 18 total Ohio-class submarines, 14 ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) and four ...
The Ohio class is named after Ohio because the USS Ohio submarine is the lead submarine in its class. There are 18 total Ohio-class submarines, 14 ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) and four ...
USS Maryland (SSBN-738) is an Ohio-class submarine in the United States Navy. Maryland is the 13th of the 18 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, and has been in active service since 1992. Maryland is the fourth US Navy vessel to be named after the US state of Maryland.
On July 18, the 170-meter-long Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Kentucky glided up to a quay in the port city of Busan, South Korea—located at the southeastern tip of the ...