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USS Michigan (SSBN-727/SSGN-727)
Wikipedia | 2012-10-11 13:52
USS Michigan (SSBN-727/SSGN-727) is the second Ohio-class nuclear-powered guided missile submarine in the United States Navy. She is the third ship to bear the name of the state of Michigan.
 USS Michigan (SSBN-727) |
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| Career (US) | |
| Namesake: | U.S. state of Michigan |
| Ordered: | 28 February 1975 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Laid down: | 4 April 1977 |
| Launched: | 26 April 1980 |
| Commissioned: | 11 September 1982 |
| Homeport: | Bangor, Washington |
| Motto: | Tuebor ("I will defend") |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012 |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| 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. |
Construction and commissioning
Michigan was constructed at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut and was commissioned on 11 September 1982. Michigan arrived in Bangor, Washington on 16 March 1983 and completed sixty-six Strategic Deterrent Patrols.
Conversion to SSGN
As of June 2007, Michigan has been converted to an SSGN at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.[4] Her hull classification symbol then changed from SSBN-727 to SSGN-727. See the section on SSGN conversions of the Ohio class for more information.
On December 12, 2009, Michigan returned to Naval Base Kitsap, her home base, completing her first deployment after the SSGN conversion. The deployment began November 10, 2008, and included numerous missions. The ship also completed several theater security cooperation engagements with Pacific Rim nations.
