USS Florida (SSGN-728)
USS Florida (SSGN-728) |
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| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | U.S state of Florida |
| Ordered: | 28 February 1975 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Laid down: | 4 July 1976 |
| Launched: | 14 November 1981 |
| Commissioned: | 18 June 1983 |
| Homeport: | Kings Bay, Georgia |
| Motto: | Fortes Fortuna Adiuvat ("Fortune Favors the Brave") |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Ohio-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 16,764 metric tons (16,499 long tons) surfaced 18,750 metric tons (18,450 long tons) submerged |
| Length: | 560 feet (170 m) |
| Beam: | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Draft: | 38 feet (12 m) |
| Propulsion: | 1xS8G PWR nuclear reactor 2x geared turbines 1x325 hp (242 kW) auxiliary motor 1 shaft @ 60,000 shp (45 MW) |
| Speed: | Greater than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Test depth: | Greater than 800 feet (240 m) |
| Complement: | 15 officers 140 enlisted |
| Armament: | 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes 154 × BGM-109 Tomahawks in 22 groups of seven. |
USS Florida (SSBN-728/SSGN-728), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, is the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 27th state. She was commissioned with the hull designation of SSBN-728; with her conversion to a cruise missile submarine, she was re-designated SSGN-728.
Read more about USS Florida (SSGN-728): Construction and Commissioning, Operational History, Conversion To SSGN, Operation Odyssey Dawn