USS OHIO (SSGN-726)

USS Ohio (SSGN-726)

USS Ohio SSGN conversion
Career (US)
Namesake:	U.S. state of Ohio
Ordered:	1 July 1974
Builder:	General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down:	10 April 1976
Launched:	7 April 1979
Commissioned:	11 November 1981
Homeport:	Bangor, Washington
Motto:	Always first
Nickname:	First and Finest!
Status:	in active service, as of 2014[update]
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General characteristics
Class & type:	Ohio class SSGN
Displacement:	16,764 metric tons (16,499 long tons) surfaced[1][2] 18,750 metric tons (18,450 long tons) submerged[1]
Length:	560 ft (170 m)[1]
Beam:	42 ft (13 m)[1]
Propulsion:	1x S8G PWR nuclear reactor[1] 2x geared turbines[1] 1x 325 hp (242 kW) auxiliary motor 1 shaft @ 60,000 shp (45 MW)[1]
Speed:	12 knots (14 mph; 22 km/h) surfaced[1] +20 knots (23 mph; 37 km/h) submerged (official)[1] 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h) submerged (reported)[1]
Range:	unlimited
Endurance:	approximately 60 days with food supplies
Test depth:	+800 ft (240 m)
Crew:	15 officers[1][2] 140 enlisted[1][2]
Sensors and processing systems:	BQQ-6 Bow mounted sonar[1] BQR-19 Navigation[1] BQS-13 Active sonar[1] TB-16 towed array[1]
Armament:	4 × 21 inches (530 mm) bow torpedo tubes. SSGN conversion 22 tubes, each with 7 Tomahawk cruise missiles.

USS Ohio (SSBN-726/SSGN-726), the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines, was the fourth vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the 17th state. She was commissioned with the hull designation of SSBN-726, and with her conversion to a guided missile submarine she was re-designated SSGN-726.