USS Maryland (SSBN-738)
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USS Maryland (SSBN-738)
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| Namesake: | The State of Maryland |
| Ordered: | 14 March 1986 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down: | 22 April 1986 |
| Launched: | 10 August 1991 |
| Sponsored by: | Sarah "Sally" Craig Larson |
| Commissioned: | 13 June 1992 |
| Homeport: | Kings Bay, Georgia |
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| Nickname(s): | "Fighting Mary" |
| 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 Maryland (SSBN-738) is a United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine. Maryland is the 13th of 18 of the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, and has been in commission since 1992.
Maryland is the fourth United States Navy vessel to be named after the U.S. state of Maryland. Her mission is to provide the United States of America with an undetectable and unattackable nuclear launch platform in support of the national strategy of strategic deterrence.
The contract for the construction of the Maryland was awarded on 14 March 1986. Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation at Groton, Connecticut, on 22 April 1986.
Maryland was christened and launched in a ceremony on 10 August 1991 at the Electric Boat shipyard. The program opened with the U.S. national anthem, "The Star-Spangled Banner", performed by the United States Navy Band, Northeast, led by Chief Musician Steven R. Rawson. Mr. Roger E. Tetrault, Vice President and General Manager of Electric Boat Division, then gave welcoming remarks. Mr. James E. Turner, Jr., Executive Vice President of Marine, Land Systems and Services, General Dynamics Corporation, also gave prepared remarks for the occasion. The director of the Maryland Veterans Commission, Clarence M. Bacon, greeted guests and crew, then turned over the podium to Vice Admiral Kenneth C. Malley, Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command. Vice Admiral Henry G. Chiles, Jr., Commander Submarine Force U.S. Atlantic Fleet, introduced the principal speaker, The Honorable Helen Delich Bentley U.S. Representative for Maryland's Second Congressional District. Mr. James E. Turner Jr. then returned to the podium to introduce the sponsor, Sarah "Sally" Craig Larson. After a short blessing of the ship by Captain A. Byron Holderby, Ms. Larson, along with Matron of Honor Kirsten L. Datko and Maid of Honor Erica L. Larson, christened pre-commissioning unit Maryland, and Maryland was launched.
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