 USS Alaska (SSBN-732) |
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| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 27 February 1978 |
| Laid down: | 9 March 1983 |
| Launched: | 12 January 1985 |
| Commissioned: | 25 January 1986 |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2007 |
| Homeport: | Kings Bay, Georgia |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | Surfaced: approx. 16,765 tons Submerged: approx. 18,750 tons |
| Length: | 170.69 meters (560 feet) |
| Beam: | 12.8 meters (42 feet) |
| Draught: | 11.5 meters (38 feet) |
| Propulsion: | 1 × S8G reactor |
| Speed: | 20+ knots (37+ km/h) |
| Complement: | 13 officers, 140 men |
| Armament: | MK-48 Torpedoes 24 × Trident II D-5 Ballistic Missiles |
| Motto: | Alert, Confident, Able |
USS Alaska (SSBN-732), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 49th state. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 27 February 1978 and her keel was laid down on 9 March 1983. She was launched on 12 January 1985 sponsored by Mrs. Catherine Stevens, and commissioned on 25 January 1986, with Captain Paul L. Callahan in command of the Blue Crew and Captain Charles J. Chotvacs in command of the Gold Crew. Once stationed in Bangor, WA.
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
- [1]Official US Navy homepage
| Ohio-class submarine | |
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| SSGN 726 Class | Ohio | Michigan | Florida | Georgia |
| SSBN 726 Class | Henry M. Jackson | Alabama | Alaska | Nevada | Tennessee | Pennsylvania | West Virginia | Kentucky | Maryland | Nebraska | Rhode Island | Maine | Wyoming | Louisiana |
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