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 …

USS Ohio (SSBN-726/SSGN-726), the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines (SSBN), is the fourth vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the U.S. state of Ohio.

6 days ago · The Ohio-class SSBN was conceived in the early 1970s as an eventual successor to the original group of 41 SSBNs - the famed "41 For Freedom" - commissioned between 1959 and 1967. At 560 feet,...

Jun 24, 2024 · Ohio-class Submarines Trident submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) under construction. Commissioned between 1981 and 1997, 18 Ohio -class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) replaced...

Nov 15, 2023 · Ohio-Class guided-missile submarines (SSGN) provide the Navy with unprecedented strike and special operation mission capabilities from a stealth, clandestine platform.

Jan 28, 2025 · The Ohio Class, also known as Trident submarines, are the U.S. Navy's most potent and expensive fleet ballistic missile (FBM) submarines. They are the biggest ballistic missile submarines ever constructed by the U.S.

The Ohio Class submarines serve the US Navy as virtually undetectable undersea launch platforms of intercontinental missiles. The Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics based at Groton, Connecticut, built 18 Ohio submarines commissioned between 1981 and 1997.

May 1, 2023 · The Ohio-class submarines have proven a remarkable success—capable, reliable boats that have safeguarded nuclear weapons for decades.

The US Navy has a total of 18 Ohio-class submarines which consist of 14 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs), and four cruise missile submarines (SSGNs). The SSBN submarines are also known as "Trident" submarines, and provide the sea-based leg of the U.S. nuclear triad.

Nov 18, 2024 · USS Ohio (SSBN-726) is the lead ship of the Trident Class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic submarines, each equipped to carry 24 Trident missiles. She was delivered to the U.S. Navy in 1981.