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USS Wyoming (SSBN-742)
Wikipedia | 2012-11-27 14:37
.jpg) USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) approaches Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga.; 9 January 2009. |
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| Career (US) | |
| Name: | USS Wyoming |
| Namesake: | The U.S. stae of Wyoming |
| Ordered: | 18 October 1989 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down: | 8 August 1991 |
| Launched: | 15 July 1995 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Monika B. Owens |
| Commissioned: | 13 July 1996 |
| Homeport: | Kings Bay, Georgia |
| Motto: |
Cedant Arma Toga ("Force must yield to law") |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012 |
| 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 |
USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) is a United States Navy Ohio class ballistic missile submarine which has been in commission since 1996. She is the fourth U.S. Navy ship to be named USS Wyoming, although it was only the third named for the state of Wyoming.
Construction and commissioning
The contract to build Wyoming was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 18 October 1989 and her keel was laid down there on 8 August 1991. She was launched on 15 July 1995, sponsored by Mrs. Monika B. Owens, and commissioned on 13 July 1996, with Captain Randall D. Preston in command of the Blue Crew and Commander Seth F. Paradise in command of the Gold Crew.
Service history
USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) transits the Intracoastal Waterway; 11 February 2009
