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USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735)
Wikipedia | 2012-11-27 13:39
.jpg) USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735) in November 1995. |
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| Career (US) | |
| Name: | USS Pennsylvania |
| Namesake: | The U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
| Ordered: | 29 November 1982 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Launched: | 23 April 1988 |
| Commissioned: | 9 September 1989 |
| Homeport: | Bangor WA |
| Motto: | Virtue, Independence, Liberty |
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Honors and awards: |
Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award 2001 |
| 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 Pennsylvania (SSBN-735) is a United States Navy Ohio class ballistic missile submarine which has been in commission since 1989. She is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pennsylvania, the second state.
Construction and commissioning
The contract to build Pennsylvania was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 29 November 1982 and her keel was laid down there on 10 January 1984. She was launched on 23 April 1988, sponsored by Mrs. Marilyn Garrett, and commissioned on 9 September 1989, with Captain Richard M. Camp commanding the Blue Crew and Captain A. Lee Edwards commanding the Gold Crew.
