USS Nebraska (SSBN-739)
_at_Naval_Base_Kitsap.jpg)
USS Nebraska (SSBN-739) at Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor, Washington
|
|
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States
|
|
| Namesake: | The U.S. state of Nebraska |
| Ordered: | 26 May 1987 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down: | 6 July 1987 |
| Launched: | 15 August 1992 |
| Sponsored by: | Patricia Exon |
| Commissioned: | 10 July 1993 |
| Homeport: | Bangor, Washington |
| Motto: |
|
| Nickname(s): | "Big Red" |
| Status: | in active service |
| Badge: |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine |
| Displacement: |
|
| Length: | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Beam: | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Draft: | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Propulsion: | |
| Speed: | Greater than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Test depth: | Greater than 800 feet (240 m) |
| Complement: |
|
| Armament: |
|
USS Nebraska (SSBN-739) is the 14th Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, and the second United States Navy ship to be named in honor of Nebraska, the 37th state. She carries Trident ballistic missiles.
Nebraska shares her nickname, "Big Red", with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's athletic teams.
The contract to build Nebraska was awarded on 26 May 1987 to the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation at Groton, Connecticut. Her keel was laid there on 6 July 1987 and she was launched on 15 August 1992, sponsored by Patricia Exon, the wife of United States Senator J. James Exon (1921–2005) of Nebraska. Nebraska was delivered to the U.S. Navy on 18 June 1993 and commissioned on 10 July 1993.
Nebraska was originally assigned to Submarine Group 10 at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. On 1 October 2004, Nebraska was transferred to Submarine Squadron 17 in Submarine Group 9 at Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor, Washington where it currently resides.
The sub has successfully launched Trident missiles for testing four times, once in 1995, in 2004, in 2008, and another in 2011.
As of November 2013, the sub had completed 62 deterrent patrols during its 20 years of service. Each patrol is usually 77 days in duration followed by 35 days in port for maintenance.
...
Wikipedia