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Original plans called for Ohio to be retired in 2002. Instead, Ohio and three sister boats were modified and remain in service as cruise missile submarines . In November 2002 Ohio entered drydock, beginning a 36-month refueling and conversion overhaul. Electric Boat announced on 9 January 2006 that the conversion had been completed. [6]
The Ohio class of nuclear-powered submarines includes the United States Navy's 14 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and its four cruise missile submarines (SSGNs). Each displacing 18,750 tons submerged, the Ohio-class boats are the largest submarines ever built for the U.S. Navy, and are capable of carrying 24 Trident II missiles apiece.
The upcoming Columbia-class (formerly known as the Ohio Replacement Submarine and SSBN-X Future Follow-on Submarine) nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines of the United States Navy are designed to replace the Ohio class. [7] Construction of the first vessel began on 1 October 2020. [8] It is scheduled to enter service in 2031. [9] [10] [11]
An Ohio-class submarine has arrived in the Middle East amid increasing tensions resulting from the Israel-Hamas war. US sends Ohio-class submarine to Middle East. Why it's named after Ohio
USS Ohio (SSGN-726), is an Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarine commissioned in 1981 and currently in service. She was originally launched as a ballistic missile submarine (SSBN), but from 2003–2006 was converted to a guided missile submarine (SSGN) carrying cruise missiles.
An Ohio-class submarine was used Thursday night as part of large scale retaliatory strikes against sites in Yemen on Thursday. An Ohio-class missile sub was used Thursday in strikes on Yemen. Why ...
Capt. Kurt Balagna, commanding officer of the Gold crew of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726), addresses the wardroom during an operations brief on Jan. 21, 2021.
USS Ohio undergoing conversion to a cruise missile submarine. The U.S. Navy's first cruise missile submarines were developed in the early 1950s to carry the SSM-N-8 Regulus missile. The first of these was a converted World War II era Gato-class submarine, USS Tunny, which was fitted with a hangar capable of carrying a pair of Regulus missiles.