USS Alaska (SSBN-732)

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Alaska 2009 off the US east coast
Alaska 2009 off the US east coast
Overview
Order February 27, 1978
Keel laying March 9, 1983
Launch January 12, 1985
1. Period of service flag
Commissioning January 25, 1986
Technical specifications
displacement

16,764 tons surfaced, 18,750 tons submerged

length

170.7 m

width

12.8 m

Draft

11.1 m

crew

15 officers, 140 NCOs and men

drive

An S8G nuclear reactor

speed

20+ kn submerged

Armament

24 SLBM Trident
4 torpedo tubes

The USS Alaska (SSBN-732) is a nuclear-powered submarine of the United States Navy and belongs Ohio class at. As ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) carry 24  intercontinental ballistic missiles of the type Trident with.

history

SSBN-732 was commissioned in 1978 from the Electric Boat shipyard belonging to the General Dynamics Group and laid down in March 1983 at EB in Groton , Connecticut . The construction took less than two years, in January 1985 the boat was launched and was christened Alaska . Another year later, the submarine could be put into service.

The submarine's first home port was Bangor , Washington , from where the submarine spent 20 years on patrols for nuclear deterrence. Until 2009 the Alaska was overhauled for two years in Norfolk , Virginia , after which it was stationed in Kings Bay , Georgia .

Web links

Commons : USS Alaska (SSBN-732)  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files