USS Alaska (SSBN-732)
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For USS Alaskan, see USS Alaskan (ID-4542).
For other ships with the same name, see USS Alaska.
USS Alaska (SSBN-732), is a United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine which has been in commission since 1986. She is the fourth US Navy ship to be named for the Territory or State of Alaska.
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USS Alaska (SSBN-732) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Alaska |
Namesake | State of Alaska |
Ordered | 27 February 1978 |
Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
Laid down | 9 March 1983 |
Launched | 12 January 1985 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Catherine Stevens |
Commissioned | 25 January 1986 |
Homeport | Kings Bay, Georgia |
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Motto | Alert, Confident, Able |
Status | in active service |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 560 ft (170 m) |
Beam | 42 ft (13 m)[1] |
Draft | 38 ft (12 m) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | Greater than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[5] |
Test depth | Greater than 800 feet (240 m)[5] |
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