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USS Tennessee (SSBN-734)
Wikipedia | 2012-11-27 11:52
 USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) |
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| Career (US) | |
| Name: | USS Tennessee |
| Namesake: | The U.S. state of Tennessee |
| Ordered: | 7 January 1982 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down: | 9 June 1986 |
| Launched: | 13 December 1986 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Landess Kelso |
| Commissioned: | 17 December 1988 |
| Homeport: | Kings Bay, Georgia |
| Motto: | America At Its Best |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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 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: |
MK-48 torpedoes 24 × Trident II D-5 ballistic missiles |
USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) is a United States Navy Ohio class ballistic missile submarine that has been in commission since 1988. She is the fourth ship and first submarine of the U.S. Navy to be named for Tennessee the 16th state.
Tennessee's construction was authorized in Fiscal year 1980, and the contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 7 January 1982. Her keel was laid down there on 9 June 1986. She was launched on 13 December 1986, sponsored by Mrs. Landess Kelso, and commissioned on 17 December 1988, with Captain D. Witzenburg in command of the Blue Crew and Captain Kenneth D. Barker in command of the Gold Crew. She was the first submarine capable of firing the Trident II ballistic missile to be commissioned.
