USS Ohio SSGN conversion
Career (US)
Namesake:	U.S. state of Ohio
Ordered:	1 July 1974
Laid down:	10 April 1976
Launched:	7 April 1979
Commissioned:	11 November 1981
Homeport:	Bangor, Washington
Motto:	Always first. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Naval Base Kitsap is a US Navy base located on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
Nickname:	Ohydro
Fate:	Active in service as of 2008
Badge:
General characteristics
Displacement:	Surfaced: approx. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 16,765 tons Submerged: approx. 18,750 tons
Length:	170. 69 meters (560 feet)
Beam:	12. 8 meters (42 feet)
Draft:	11. 5 meters (38 ft)
Propulsion:	1 × S8G reactor
Speed:	20+ knots (37+ km/h)
Complement:	13 officers, 140 men
Armament:	4 × 21-inch torpedo tubes 154 × BGM-109 Tomahawks in 22 groups of seven. The S8G reactor is a naval reactor used by the United States Navy to provide Electricity generation and propulsion on Warships The The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM is a long-range all-weather subsonic cruise missile

USS Ohio (SSGN-726), the lead ship of her class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 17th state. The lead ship or class leader is the first of a series or class of Ships all constructed according to the same general design History The first eight Ohio -class submarines were originally equipped with 24 Trident-I (C4 Submarine-launched ballistic missiles Beginning with A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads She was commissioned with the hull designation of SSBN-726, and with her conversion to a conventional missile submarine she was re-designated SSGN-726.

The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 1 July 1974 and her keel was laid down on 10 April 1976 by Mrs. General Dynamics/Electric Boat (usually abbreviated as Electric Boat, and referred to as "EB" or "The Boat Company" by its employees a division of General Dynamics Corporation ( is a defense conglomerate formed by Mergers and Divestitures and as of 2008 it is the fifth largest Defense contractor Groton is a town located on the Thames River in New London County, Connecticut, United States. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Taft, wife of Senator Taft. Robert Alphonso Taft ( September 8, 1889 - July 31, 1953) of the Taft political family of Ohio, was a Republican On 2 February 1978, the Precommissioning Unit was formed with Commander A. Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) K. Thompson as its Commanding Officer. Ohio was launched on 7 April 1979 sponsored by Mrs. The ceremonies involved in naming and launching naval ships are based in traditions thousands of years old Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Annie Glenn, wife of Senator John H. Glenn. John Herschel Glenn Jr (born July 18 1921 in Cambridge Ohio) is a former United States Senator who first rose to fame as the first American to Orbit

In the summer of 1981, sea trials were held to test the equipment and systems, and the submarine was delivered to the US Navy on October 28, 1981. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 On November 11, 1981, Ohio was commissioned. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The principal speaker, George H. W. Bush, Vice President of the United States, remarked to the 8000 assembled guests that the ship introduced a "new dimension in our nation's strategic deterrence," and Admiral Hyman G. Rickover noted that the Ohio should "strike fear in the hearts of our enemies. George Herbert Walker Bush (born June 12 1924 served as the forty-first President of the United States from 1989 to 1993 The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death Admiral Hyman George Rickover, United States Navy, ( January 27, 1900 – July 8, 1986) was known as the "Father of " On that day, Captain A. K. Thompson assumed command of USS Ohio (SSBN 726)(BLUE) and Captain A. F. Campbell assumed command of USS Ohio (SSBN 726)(GOLD).

Following Post Shakedown Availability at Electric Boat Division, Ohio left the Atlantic and transited to her new home port, Bangor, Washington, by way of Cape Canaveral where she tested her missile launch systems and the Panama Canal, arriving on August 12, 1982. Naval Base Kitsap is a US Navy base located on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state Cape Canaveral from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County Florida, United States, near the center of that The Panama Canal is a man-made Canal in Panama which joins the Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) During August and September 1982, the first loadout of Trident C-4 missiles and a predeployment refit were conducted. This article contains technical information about the Trident ballistic missile Ohio and her Blue Crew departed on the first Trident Submarine Strategic Deterrent Patrol in October 1982.

From June 1993 to June 1994 Ohio underwent overhaul at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, receiving extensive upgrades to sonar, fire control, and navigation systems. Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility (PSNS & IMF is a United States Navy Shipyard covering 179 acres (0 Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Ohio resumed strategic deterrent patrols in January 1995 as part of Submarine Squadron Seventeen, Submarine Group Nine, Pacific Submarine Force.

Original plans called for Ohio to be retired in 2002. However, Ohio and three sister ships have been modified and remain in service as conventional missile submarines (SSGNs). A cruise missile submarine is a submarine that can launch Cruise missiles SSGN is the United States Navy Hull classification symbol for (See the discussion of the entire Ohio class for details. History The first eight Ohio -class submarines were originally equipped with 24 Trident-I (C4 Submarine-launched ballistic missiles Beginning with ) In November 2002 Ohio entered drydock, beginning a 36-month refueling and conversion overhaul. Electric Boat announced on 9 January 2006 that the conversion had been completed. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Ohio rejoined the fleet on 7 February 2006. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. On 21 January 2007, the Gold Crew departed Naval Base Kitsap for Hawaii to conduct a forward-deployed crew exchange, the first such forward-deployed swap in approximately 20 years. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Naval Base Kitsap is a US Navy base located on the Kitsap Peninsula in Washington state The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the ^[1]

The Ohio left for her first mission on October 15, 2007. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Blue crew underwent several tests and inspections before completing a mission sometime in December. The Ohio is also the first one of the class to complete a mission.

Awards

• Acting Navy Secretary Robert B. Pirie, Jr. announced the 2001 winners of the Navy Captain Edward F. Ney Memorial Awards and the Marine Corps Major General W. P. T. Hill Memorial Awards for outstanding food service in the Navy and Marine Corps. The formal presentation of the awards was made during the International Food Service Executives Association (IFSEA) conference on Saturday, March 3, 2001, in Anaheim, California. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The afloat galley first place winner in the Pacific fleet was the USS Ohio (SSBN-726) (blue). [This award was prior to her conversion from SSBN to SSGN]

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register. The Naval Vessel Register ( NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy.

1. ^ Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class (AW/NAC) Eric J. Rowley, Fleet Public Affairs Center Detachment Northwest. "USS Ohio Sailors Depart NBK for Historic Forward Deployed Crew Swap", Navy Newsstand, 2007-01-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. NNS070122-09. Retrieved on 2007-01-22. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus.  "USS Ohio (SSGN 726) (Gold) Sailors departed (NBK), Bangor, January 21, for Pearl Harbor, Hawaii to conduct a crew swap with USS Ohio (Blue) crew. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. The boat left with her Blue crew from Bremerton for duty in the Pacific Ocean October 14, 2007, ultimately destined for Guam. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. " 

• Cole, William (October 23, 2007). Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Tricked-out sub stops at Pearl Harbor. Honolulu Advertiser. The Honolulu Advertiser is the largest daily Newspaper in the American state of Hawai{{okina}}i. Retrieved on 2007-10-25. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a