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'''Ohio-class''' submarines are the only operational [[ballistic missile submarine]]s (SSBN) in the [[U.S. Navy]]. Four, including the lead ship, [[USS Ohio (SSGN-726)|''USS Ohio'' (SSGN-726)]], have been converted to SSGN's, or submarines that can launch a large number of [[cruise missile]]s and also be the mother ship for naval special operations forces, typically [[United States Navy SEAL]]s. | |||
==SSBN== | |||
==SSGN== | |||
==General characteristics== | |||
*Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division. | |||
*Date Deployed: Nov. 11, 1981 (USS Ohio) | |||
*Propulsion: One nuclear reactor, one shaft. | |||
*Length: 560 feet (170.69 meters). | |||
*Beam: 42 feet (12.8 meters). | |||
*Displacement: 16,764 tons (17,033.03 metric tons) surfaced; 18,750 tons (19,000.1 metric tons) submerged. | |||
*Speed: 20+ knots (23+ miles per hour, 36.8+ kph). | |||
*Crew: 15 Officers, 140 Enlisted. | |||
*Armament: 24 tubes for Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles, MK48 torpedoes, four torpedo tubes. | |||
==References== | |||
{{reflist}} | |||
Revision as of 18:22, 22 March 2011
Ohio-class submarines are the only operational ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) in the U.S. Navy. Four, including the lead ship, USS Ohio (SSGN-726), have been converted to SSGN's, or submarines that can launch a large number of cruise missiles and also be the mother ship for naval special operations forces, typically United States Navy SEALs.
SSBN
SSGN
General characteristics
- Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division.
- Date Deployed: Nov. 11, 1981 (USS Ohio)
- Propulsion: One nuclear reactor, one shaft.
- Length: 560 feet (170.69 meters).
- Beam: 42 feet (12.8 meters).
- Displacement: 16,764 tons (17,033.03 metric tons) surfaced; 18,750 tons (19,000.1 metric tons) submerged.
- Speed: 20+ knots (23+ miles per hour, 36.8+ kph).
- Crew: 15 Officers, 140 Enlisted.
- Armament: 24 tubes for Trident II submarine-launched ballistic missiles, MK48 torpedoes, four torpedo tubes.