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The Columbia class is to replace the Ohio class of ballistic missile submarines, whose remaining boats are to be decommissioned, one per year, beginning in 2028. [citation needed] The Columbia class will take over the role of submarine presence in the United States’ strategic nuclear force.
USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) will be the lead boat of the United States Navy's Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines and the Navy's first vessel to be named for the District of Columbia. On 25 July 2016, U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus announced that the new submarine would be named USS Columbia. [ 2 ]
Note: Several boats were converted into cruise missile submarines after construction, the USS Halibut was the only purpose built SSGN of the US Navy Class Name No. First boat laid down Last boat commissioned Notes Picture/Silhouette Halibut: 1 11 April 1957 4 January 1960 Unique submarine; Regulus missile submarine
The delays facing the Columbia class could mean the Navy won't meet its requirement of having 10 ballistic missile subs ready to deploy at all times. Future Columbia-class submarines have been a ...
The Navy's first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine, a priority for the Pentagon, isn't expected to arrive until 12 to 16 months after its planned delivery, potentially leaving a hole in ...
The USS New Jersey "is the first Virginia-class submarine designed and built ... that all future nuclear-powered attack submarines and all new Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines are to be ...
USS Wisconsin (SSBN-827) will be the second Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. She is the third vessel of the United States Navy to be named after the state of Wisconsin. [2] The previous name holder was the Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64), which decommissioned in 1991 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 2006. [3]
General Dynamics' (GD) Electric Boat division will construct the Columbia Class fleet ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) 826 and 827 submarines, per the recent deal terms.