USS Alabama (SSBN-731)
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USS Alabama (SSBN-731)
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| Name: | Alabama |
| Namesake: | The U.S. state of Alabama |
| Ordered: | 27 February 1978 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down: | 14 October 1980 |
| Launched: | 19 May 1984 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Barbara E. Dickinson |
| Commissioned: | 25 May 1985 |
| Homeport: | Bangor, Washington |
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| Status: | in active service |
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| Class and type: | Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine |
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| Length: | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Beam: | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Draft: | 38 ft (12 m) |
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| Speed: | Greater than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Test depth: | Greater than 800 feet (240 m) |
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USS Alabama (SSBN-731) is the sixth Ohio-class nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine, and the seventh United States ship to be named for the state of Alabama. The ship's motto duplicates the state's motto, Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere ("We dare to defend our rights").
The contract for Alabama's construction was awarded on 27 February 1978 and her keel was laid down on 14 October 1980 at Groton, Connecticut, by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics. She was launched on 19 May 1984, sponsored by Mrs. Barbara E. Dickinson, wife of William Louis Dickinson, Representative from Alabama, and commissioned at Naval Submarine Base New London at New London, Connecticut, on 25 May 1985.
After commissioning, Alabama departed Connecticut to conduct her shakedown cruise off the coast of Florida. After several domestic maneuvers and crew changes, Alabama visited Mobile, Alabama, before heading for the Panama Canal and from there to Bangor, Washington. Alabama operated out of Bangor until mid-May 1986, when she embarked on her first strategic deterrent patrol. Operating from the Pacific Northwest, Alabama carried out four deterrent patrols between June and December 1986.
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