Wednesday, November 5, 2014

Ohio Class SSBN

Ohio Class SSBN (Ballistic Missile Submarine, Nuclear-powered) – 14 units


SSBN-730 – Henry M. Jackson – Commissioned: 1984 – №: 5 – Homeport: Bangor
SSBN-731 – Alabama – Commissioned: 1985 – №: 6 – Homeport: Bangor
SSBN-732 – Alaska – Commissioned: 1986 – №: 7 – Homeport: Kings Bay
SSBN-733 – Nevada – Commissioned: 1986 – №: 8 – Homeport: Bangor
SSBN-734 – Tennessee – Commissioned: 1988 – №: 9 – Homeport: Kings Bay
SSBN-735 – Pennsylvania – Commissioned: 1989 – №: 10 – Homeport: Bangor
SSBN-736 – West Virginia – Commissioned: 1990 – №: 11 – Homeport: Portsmouth
SSBN-737 – Kentucky – Commissioned: 1991 – №: 13 – Homeport: Bangor
SSBN-738 – Maryland – Commissioned: 1992 – №: 14 – Homeport: Kings Bay
SSBN-739 – Nebraska – Commissioned: 1993 – №: 15 – Homeport: Bangor
SSBN-740 – Rhode Island – Commissioned: 1994 – №: 16 – Homeport: Kings Bay
SSBN-741 – Maine – Commissioned: 1995 – №: 17 – Homeport: Bangor
SSBN-742 – Wyoming – Commissioned: 1996 – №: 18 – Homeport: Kings Bay


Displacement: surfaced – 16,764 tons; submerged: 18,750 tons
Length: 170 m; Beam: 13 m; Draft: 12 m
Propulsion: S8G reactor, 2 turbines 60,000 hp (45 MW), auxiliary motor 325 hp (242 kW)
Speed surfaced: 12 knots (22 km/h)
Speed submerged: official – 20 knots (37 km/h); reported – 25 knots (46 km/h)
Range: Limited only by food supplies
Test depth: official – 240 m; reported – 550 m
Complement: 15 officers, 140 men


Sensors and processing systems: BQQ-6 passive bow-mounted array (which includes BQS-13 fire control array); BQR-19 navigation; TB-16 or BQR-23 towed array; BQR-25 conformal array


Armament:
4× 21 in (533 mm) Mark 48 torpedo tubes (midships);
24× Trident II D5 SLBM with up to 12 MIRVed W76 or W88 (300-475 kt) nuclear warheads each, range 12,000 km




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