USS Michigan
Class overview
Name:	Ohio
Builders:	General Dynamics Electric Boat
Operators:	United States of America
Preceded by:	Los Angeles class SSN
Succeeded by:	Seawolf clas SSN
Completed:	18
Active:	18
General characteristics
Class and type:	SSBN/SSGN
Displacement:	Surfaced: 16,600tons Image File history File links Download high resolution version (3008x1960, 723 KB) Summary 021114-N-6497N-150 Naval Submarine Base, Bangor, Wash. ... General Dynamics Electric Boat (usually abbreviated as Electric Boat), a division of General Dynamics Corporation, is a major builder of submarines for the United States Navy. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Los Angeles class submarines The Los Angeles class is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines (SSN) that forms the backbone of the United States submarine fleet, and is the most numerous class of nuclear powered submarine in the world. ... USS Seawolf (SSN-575) The Seawolf class attack submarine (SSN) was the intended successor to the Los Angeles class, ordered at the end of the Cold War in 1989. ... Submerged: 18,750tons
Length:	560 ft (170 m)
Beam:	42 ft (13 m)
Propulsion:	1 PWR nuclear reactor 1x325hp auxiliary motor, 1 shaft
Speed:	Surfaced: 12knots Submerged:24knots
Range:	unlimited except by food supplies
Complement:	155
Crew:	155
Armament:	24 Trident I C4 (SSBN-726 to SSBN-733 from construction to refueling) SLBM with up to eight MIRVed 100kT W76 nuclear warheads, range 4000nm, 24 Trident II D5 (SSBN-734 and subsequent hulls upon construction, SSBN-730 to SSBN-733 since refueling) SLBM with up to 12 MIRVed W76 or W88 (300-475kT) nuclear warheads, range 6500nm, 4x21in bow torpedo tubes. SSGN conversion mounts 22 tubes, each with 7 Tomahawk Cruise missiles.
Notes:	Ships in class include: Ohio, Michigan, Florida, Georgia, Henry M. Jackson, Alabama, Alaska, Nevada, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, Rhode Island, Maine, Wyoming, Louisiana

The United States has 18 Ohio-class submarines: The Trident missile is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which is armed with nuclear warheads and is launched from submarines (SSBNs), making it an SLBM. There are 14 active US Ohio class submarines and 4 UK Vanguard class submarines equipped with the two variants of Trident: the initial Trident-I... The Trident missile is an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) which is armed with nuclear warheads and is launched from submarines (SSBNs), making it an SLBM. There are 14 active US Ohio class submarines and 4 UK Vanguard class submarines equipped with the two variants of Trident: the initial Trident-I... Tomahawk may refer to: Tomahawk (axe), a type of axe made and used by Native Americans Tomahawk (band), an alternative metal band fronted by Mike Patton Tomahawk (geometric shape), a geometric shape that can be used to trisect angles Tomahawk (software components), a set of JSF components (software) Tomahawk haircut... For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). ...

• 14 nuclear-powered SSBNs, each armed with 24 Trident II SLBMs; they are also known as "Trident" submarines, and provide the sea-based leg of the nuclear triad of the United States strategic nuclear weapons arsenal
• 4 nuclear-powered SSGNs, each armed with 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles with conventional warheads

The 14 Trident II SSBNs together carry around fifty percent of the total U.S. strategic warhead inventory. The exact number varies in an unpredictable and highly classified manner, at or below a maximum set by various strategic arms limitation treaties. Although the missiles have no pre-set targets when the submarine goes on patrol, the platform, when required, is capable of rapid targeting using secure and constant at-sea communications links. The Ohio class is the largest type of submarine ever constructed for the U.S. Navy, and are second only to the Russian Typhoon-class in mass and size (the new Russian Borei class submarine has more mass when submerged but not when surfaced). It has been proposed below that SSBN be renamed and moved to Ballistic missile submarine. ... This article contains technical information about the Trident ballistic missile. ... French M45 SLBM and M51 SLBM Submarine-launched ballistic missiles or SLBMs are ballistic missiles delivering nuclear weapons that are launched from submarines. ... In nuclear strategy, the nuclear triad refers to the three tiers of a countrys nuclear arsenal, comprising strategic bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), and ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs). ... SSGN is the United States Navy hull classification symbol for a cruise missile submarine. ... The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile. ... A Tomahawk cruise missile A cruise missile is a guided missile which uses a lifting wing and most often a jet propulsion system to allow sustained flight. ... USN redirects here. ... // The Typhoon class submarine is a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s. ... The Borei class is a nuclear-powered ballistic missile-carrying submarine currently in development by Russia. ...

The Ohio-class submarines were specifically designed for extended deterrence patrols. Each submarine is complemented by two crews, Blue and Gold, with each crew operating on a 100-day interval. To decrease the time in port for crew turnover and replenishment, three large logistics hatches are fitted to provide large diameter resupply and repair openings. These hatches allow sailors to rapidly transfer supply pallets, equipment replacement modules and machinery components, significantly reducing the time required for replenishment and maintenance. The class design allows the vessel to operate for 15+ years between overhauls. The ships are purported to be as stealthy at 20 knots (their cruising speed) as previous subs were at a dead crawl of 6 knots (11 km/h), although exact information remains classified. A knot is a unit of speed abbreviated kt or kn. ...

History

The first eight Ohio-class submarines were originally equipped with 24 Trident-I (C4) submarine-launched ballistic missiles. Beginning with the ninth Trident submarine, USS Tennessee, the remaining ships were equipped with the upgraded Trident-II (D5) variant as they were constructed. The Trident-II missile carries eight multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs), in sum delivering more deterrence than the Trident-I and with much greater accuracy. Starting with USS Alaska in 2000, the navy began converting the remaining C4-equipped submarines to D5 missiles; this will be completed in mid-2008. This article contains technical information about the Trident ballistic missile. ... French M45 SLBM and M51 SLBM Submarine-launched ballistic missiles or SLBMs are ballistic missiles delivering nuclear weapons that are launched from submarines. ... USS Tennessee (SSBN-734), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship and first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the 16th state. ... This article contains technical information about the Trident ballistic missile. ... For the article about the band, see M.I.R.V. The MIRVed U.S. Peacekeeper missile, with the re-entry vehicles highlighted in red. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... USS Alaska (SSBN-732), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 49th state. ...

The first eight ships were homeported in Bangor, Washington to replace the Polaris (A3) carrying submarines that were then being decommissioned. The remaining ten ships were originally homeported in Kings Bay, Georgia, replacing the Atlantic-based Poseidon and Trident Backfit submarines. During the conversion of the first four hulls to SSGNs (see below), five ships, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Nebraska, Maine, and Louisiana, were shifted from Kings Bay to Bangor. Further shifts are occurring as the country's strategic needs change. NB Kitsap logo Naval Base Kitsap, is a US Navy base located on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state. ... The Polaris Missile was a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) carrying a nuclear warhead developed during the Cold War for the United States Navy. ... Naval Spaghetti Base Kings Bay, Georgia is a base of the United States Navy in Camden County, in southeast Georgia. ... The Poseidon missile was the second US Navy ballistic missile system, powered by a two-stage solid fuel rocket. ... USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the second state. ... USS Kentucky (SSBN-737), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 15th state. ... Categories: Stub | Ohio class submarines ... USS Maine (SSBN-741), an Ohio-class Trident ballistic missile nuclear submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy authorized (the third commissioned) to be named in honor of the 23rd state. ... The fourth commissioned USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) is the 18th and last ship of the Ohio class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines in the United States Navy. ...

SSBN/SSGN conversions

Ohio SSGN conversion

After the end of the Cold War plans called for Ohio to be retired in 2002, followed by three of her sisters. However, Ohio, Michigan, Florida, and Georgia instead were slated for modification, to remain in service as conventional, guided missile submarines (SSGNs). Download high resolution version (1144x745, 147 KB)USS Ohio SSGN Conversion 040315-N-0000H-001 Bremerton, Wash. ... Download high resolution version (1144x745, 147 KB)USS Ohio SSGN Conversion 040315-N-0000H-001 Bremerton, Wash. ... For other uses, see Cold War (disambiguation). ... USS Ohio (SSBN-726), the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 17th state. ... USS Michigan (SSBN-727/SSGN-727) is the second Ohio-class Nuclear Powered Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine in the United States Navy. ... USS Florida (SSBN-728), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 27th state. ... USS Georgia (SSBN-729), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the fourth state. ... SSGN is the United States Navy hull classification symbol for a cruise missile submarine. ...

Beginning in 2002 through 2010, 22 of the 24 88-inch (2.2 m) diameter Trident missile tubes will be modified to contain large vertical launch systems (VLS), one configuration of which may be a cluster of seven Tomahawk cruise missiles. In this configuration, the number of cruise missiles carried could be a maximum of 154, the equivalent of what is typically deployed in a surface battle group. Other payload possibilities include new generations of supersonic and hypersonic cruise missiles, unmanned air vehicles (UAVs), the ADM-160 MALD, sensors for anti-submarine warfare or intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, counter-mine warfare payloads such as the AN/BLQ-11 Long Term Mine Reconnaissance System (LMRS), and the broaching universal buoyant launcher (BUBL) and stealthy affordable capsule system (SACS) specialized payload canisters. The IRIS-T SL vertical launching system The VLS cells on board USS San Jacinto. ... The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) is a long-range, all-weather, subsonic cruise missile. ... A United States Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in transonic flight. ... Boeing X-43 at Mach 7 In aerodynamics, hypersonic speeds are speeds that are highly supersonic. ... Shadow 200 UAV flying over Iraq. ... The AMD-160 MALD is a decoy missile developed by the United States of America. ...

The missile tubes also have room for stowage canisters that can extend the forward deployment time for special forces. The other two Trident tubes are converted to swimmer lockout chambers. For special operations, the Advanced SEAL Delivery System and the Dry Deck Shelter can be mounted on lock out chamber and the ship will be able to host up to 66 special operations personnel, such as the Navy SEALs. Improved communications equipment installed during the upgrade allows the SSGNs to serve as a forward-deployed, clandestine Small Combatant Joint Command Center. USS Greeneville with the ASDS attached. ... SEALs in from the water. ...

On September 26, 2002, the Navy awarded GD Electric Boat a $442.9 million contract to begin the first phase of the SSGN submarine conversion program. Those funds covered only the initial phase of conversion for the first two ships on the schedule. Advance procurement was funded at $355 million in fiscal year 2002, $825 million in the FY 2003 budget and, through the five-year defense budget plan, at $936 million in FY 2004, $505 million in FY 2005, and $170 million in FY 2006. Thus, the total cost to refit the four ships is just under $700 million per vessel. is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... While most boats on the water today are powered by diesel engines, and sail power and gasoline engines are also popular, it is perfectly feasible to power boats by electricity too. ... A fiscal year (or financial year or accounting reference date) is a 12-month period used for calculating annual (yearly) financial statements in businesses and other organizations. ...

In November 2002 Ohio entered drydock, beginning a 36-month refueling and conversion overhaul. Electric Boat announced on 9 January 2006 that the conversion had been completed. Ohio rejoined the fleet in February 2006, followed by Florida in April 2006. The converted Michigan was delivered in November 2006. Ohio deployed for the first time in October 2007. Georgia returned to the fleet in March 2008 at Kings Bay.^[1] These four SSGNs are expected to remain in service until 2023-2026. is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Naval Spaghetti Base Kings Bay, Georgia is a base of the United States Navy in Camden County, in southeast Georgia. ...

Popular culture

Artist concept of an Ohio class SSBN launching Trident missiles.

As ballistic missile submarines, the Ohio-class has occasionally played a pivotal role in several fiction books and films. Download high resolution version (2988x1992, 2520 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Download high resolution version (2988x1992, 2520 KB) Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ...

USS Alabama plays a pivotal role in the film Crimson Tide, when an attack interrupts an incoming message regarding the potential launch of the submarines SLBMs, ultimately resulting in mutiny centered around the captain and executive officer.^[2] USS Alabama (SSBN-731) is the sixth Ohio-class nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine, and the fifth United States ship to be named after the state of Alabama. ... Crimson Tide is a 1995 Hollywood submarine film starring Denzel Washington and Gene Hackman and directed by Tony Scott. ... French M45 SLBM and M51 SLBM Submarine-launched ballistic missiles or SLBMs are ballistic missiles delivering nuclear weapons that are launched from submarines. ... The commanding officer (CO) is the officer in command of a military unit. ... While Executive officer literally refers to a person responsible for the performance of duties involved in running an organization, the exact meaning of the role is highly variable, depending on the organization. ...

Two Tom Clancy novels also focus heavily on Ohio-class submarines: The Sum of All Fears and Debt of Honor. For the member of the Irish folk band The Clancy Brothers, see Tom Clancy (singer) and for the American Celticist, see Thomas Owen Clancy. ... For the movie of the same name, see The Sum of All Fears (film). ... Debt of Honor (1994) is a novel by Tom Clancy. ...

See also

• USS Ohio (SSGN-726)
• USS Michigan (SSBN-727)
• USS Florida (SSGN-728)
• USS Georgia (SSGN-729)
• USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730)
• USS Alabama (SSBN-731)
• USS Alaska (SSBN-732)
• USS Nevada (SSBN-733)
• USS Tennessee (SSBN-734)
• USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735)
• USS West Virginia (SSBN-736)
• USS Kentucky (SSBN-737)
• USS Maryland (SSBN-738)
• USS Nebraska (SSBN-739)
• USS Rhode Island (SSBN-740)
• USS Maine (SSBN-741)
• USS Wyoming (SSBN-742)
• USS Louisiana (SSBN-743)

• Intercontinental ballistic missile
• Submarine-launched ballistic missile
• Nuclear warfare
• Nuclear strategy
• Typhoon-class submarine

USS Ohio (SSBN-726), the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 17th state. ... USS Michigan (SSBN-727/SSGN-727) is the second Ohio-class Nuclear Powered Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine in the United States Navy. ... USS Florida (SSBN-728), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 27th state. ... USS Georgia (SSBN-729/SSGN-729), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the fourth state. ... USS (SSBN-730), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Senator Henry M. Jackson. ... USS Alabama (SSBN-731) is the sixth Ohio-class nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine, and the fifth United States ship to be named after the state of Alabama. ... USS Alaska (SSBN-732), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 49th state. ... For other ships going by the same name, see USS Nevada. ... USS Tennessee (SSBN-734), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship and first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the 16th state. ... USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the second state. ... USS West Virginia (SSBN-736), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 35th state. ... USS Kentucky (SSBN-737), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 15th state. ... Categories: Stub | Ohio class submarines ... Categories: Stub | Ohio class submarines ... Categories: Stub | Ohio class submarines ... USS Maine (SSBN-741), an Ohio-class Trident ballistic missile nuclear submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy authorized (the third commissioned) to be named in honor of the 23rd state. ... USS Wyoming (SSBN-742), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named Wyoming, although it was only the third named for the state. ... The fourth commissioned USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) is the 18th and last ship of the Ohio class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines in the United States Navy. ... ICBM redirects here. ... French M45 SLBM and M51 SLBM Submarine-launched ballistic missiles or SLBMs are ballistic missiles delivering nuclear weapons that are launched from submarines. ... The Titan II ICBM carried a 9 Mt W53 warhead, making it one of the most powerful nuclear weapons fielded by the United States during the Cold War. ... Nuclear strategy involves the development of doctrines and strategies for the production and use of nuclear weapons. ... // The Typhoon class submarine is a type of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine deployed by the Soviet Navy in the 1980s. ...

References

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• Submarines, War Beneath The Waves, From 1776 To The Present Day, By Robert Hutchinson

External links

• Official U.S. Navy Data
• FAS page on the SSBN 726 class
• FAS page on the SSGN 726 class

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USS Ohio (SSBN-726), the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 17th state. ... USS Michigan (SSBN-727/SSGN-727) is the second Ohio-class Nuclear Powered Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine in the United States Navy. ... USS Florida (SSBN-728), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 27th state. ... USS Georgia (SSBN-729/SSGN-729), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the fourth state. ... USS (SSBN-730), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Senator Henry M. Jackson. ... USS Alabama (SSBN-731) is the sixth Ohio-class nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine, and the fifth United States ship to be named after the state of Alabama. ... USS Alaska (SSBN-732), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 49th state. ... For other ships going by the same name, see USS Nevada. ... USS Tennessee (SSBN-734), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship and first submarine of the United States Navy to be named for the 16th state. ... USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the second state. ... USS West Virginia (SSBN-736), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 35th state. ... USS Kentucky (SSBN-737), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 15th state. ... Categories: Stub | Ohio class submarines ... Categories: Stub | Ohio class submarines ... Categories: Stub | Ohio class submarines ... USS Maine (SSBN-741), an Ohio-class Trident ballistic missile nuclear submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy authorized (the third commissioned) to be named in honor of the 23rd state. ... USS Wyoming (SSBN-742), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named Wyoming, although it was only the third named for the state. ... The fourth commissioned USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) is the 18th and last ship of the Ohio class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines in the United States Navy. ... This is a list of submarines of the United States Navy, listed both by hull number and by name. ... Submarines of the United States Navy are built in classes, using a single design for a number of boats. ... The Redoutable, a French SNLE (now a museum) A ballistic missile submarine is a submarine equipped to launch ballistic missiles (SLBMs), such as the Russian R-29 or the American/British Trident. ... 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