SSGN

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SSGN is the U.S. Navy hull classification symbol for nuclear-powered guided-missile submarines, notably applied to converted Ohio-class boats armed primarily with cruise missiles.

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Label Occurrences
SSGN canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy hull classification symbol
submarine designation
appliesTo nuclear-powered guided-missile submarines
appliesToClass Ohio-class submarine
appliesToVessel USS Florida (SSGN-728)
USS Georgia (SSGN-729)
USS Michigan (SSGN-727)
USS Ohio (SSGN-726)
linked to: USS Ohio (SSBN-726)
armamentType Tomahawk cruise missile
associatedWithProgram Ohio-class conversion program
classificationScope attack and guided-missile submarines with nuclear propulsion
convertedFrom SSBN
countryOfOrigin United States
designates submarines capable of supporting special operations forces
submarines optimized for strike warfare
submarines with vertical launch systems for cruise missiles
distinguishedFrom SSBN
SSN
governingAuthority U.S. Department of the Navy
hasCharacteristic enhanced facilities for special operations forces
installation of multiple cruise-missile launch tubes
removal of ballistic missile capability compared to SSBN
introducedForClass converted Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines
languageOfAcronym English
missionProfile conventional precision strike
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
special operations insertion and extraction
namingConvention uses hull numbers 726–729 for converted Ohio-class boats
natoReporting U.S. nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine
partOfSystem U.S. Navy hull classification system
primaryArmament cruise missiles
propulsionType nuclear-powered
reclassifiedFrom SSBN-726 class
role guided-missile submarine
land-attack strike platform
special operations support platform
serviceBranch United States Navy Submarine Force
standsFor Ship, Submersible, Guided, Nuclear
usedBy United States Navy
usedSince early 2000s

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ohio-class submarine hullClassificationSymbol SSGN
subject linked to: Ohio class
SSN contrastsWith SSGN
SSBN distinguishedFrom SSGN