SSGN-726 USS Ohio

Namesake. State of Ohio
Ordered. 1 Jul 1974
Builder. General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down. 10 Apr 1976
Launched. 7 Apr 1979
Commissioned. 11 Nov 1981
Homeport. Bangor, WA
Motto. Always first
Nickname. First and Finest!
Status. in active service
Class and type. Ohio class ballistic missile submarine
Displacement:
16,764 metric tons (16,499 long tons) surfaced
18,750 metric tons (18,450 long tons) submerged
Length. 560 ft (170 m)
Beam. 42 ft (13 m)
Propulsion:
1 × S8G PWR nuclear reactor[3] (HEU 93.5%)
2 × geared turbines
1 × 325 hp (242 kW) auxiliary motor
1 × shaft @ 60,000 shp (45,000 kW)
Speed:
12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) surfaced
+20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) submerged (official)
25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) submerged (reported)
Range. unlimited
Endurance. approximately 60 days with food supplies
Test depth. +800 ft (240 m)
Crew. 15 officers, 140 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems: BQQ-6 Bow mounted sonar; BQR-19 Navigation; BQS-13 Active sonar; TB-16 towed array
Armament: 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes.
As SSBN:
24 × Trident II C4 SLBM, each with up to 8 MIRVed W76 nuclear warheads
SSGN conversion:
22 tubes, each with 7 Tomahawk cruise missiles