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Only nuclear submarine specifically designed as an ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) weapon (i.e., a SSKN). First submarine with torpedo tubes amidships. SSBN-598 George Washington: Lead boat of a class of 5. First nuclear powered ballistic missile submarine. SSBN-599 Patrick Henry: SSBN-600 Theodore Roosevelt: SSBN-601 Robert E. Lee: SSBN-602 ...
The US Navy has a total of 18 Ohio-class submarines which consist of 14 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), and four cruise missile submarines (SSGNs). The SSBN submarines provide the sea-based leg of the U.S. nuclear triad. Each SSBN submarine is armed with up to 20 Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM).
Class name Number of boats First boat laid down Last boat commissioned Notes Virginia: 48 (planned) USS Virginia (SSN-774) 2 September 1999: USS New Jersey (SSN-796) September 14, 2024: Attack submarine. 23 commissioned as of September 2024. Columbia: 12 (planned) USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) (planned) Ballistic missile submarine
4 Nuclear submarine by name. Toggle Nuclear submarine by name subsection. 4.1 A. 4.2 B. 4.3 C. ... Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines - SSBN". United States Navy ...
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 .
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. She was commissioned with the hull designation of SSBN-726, and with her conversion to a guided missile submarine she was re-designated SSGN ...
The Vanguard class is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) in service with the Royal Navy. [2] The class was introduced in 1994 as part of the Trident nuclear programme, and comprises four vessels: Vanguard, Victorious, Vigilant and Vengeance, built between 1986 and 1999 at Barrow-in-Furness by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, now owned by BAE Systems. [3]
USS Georgia (SSBN-729/SSGN-729), an Ohio-class cruise missile submarine, is the second vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the U.S. state of Georgia. Construction and commissioning [ edit ]