Ohio-class

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament gptkb:Mark_48_torpedoes
gptkb:Trident_ballistic_missiles
gptkb:Tomahawk_cruise_missiles
gptkbp:beam 13 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat
gptkbp:carries 154 Tomahawk missiles (SSGN)
24 Trident missiles (SSBN)
gptkbp:commissioned 1981 (first unit)
gptkbp:convertedTo 4 units
USS Ohio, USS Michigan, USS Florida, USS Georgia
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 155
gptkbp:decommissioned 2026 (beginning with oldest units)
USS Ohio (SSBN-726) converted to SSGN
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat
gptkbp:designedFor gptkb:Trident_missile_system
gptkbp:displacement 18,750 tons submerged
gptkbp:firstBook gptkb:USS_Ohio_(SSBN-726)
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Naval_Submarine_Base_Kings_Bay
gptkb:Naval_Base_Kitsap
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ohio-class
gptkbp:hullNumber SSBN-726 to SSBN-743
gptkbp:introduced 1981
gptkbp:launched 1979 (first unit)
gptkbp:length 170 meters
gptkbp:maximumDepth classified (estimated over 240 meters)
gptkbp:nickname Boomer (for SSBNs)
Four-Tube (for SSGNs)
gptkbp:notableDeployment Cold War nuclear deterrence patrols
gptkbp:notableFeature largest submarines in US Navy
two-crew system (Blue and Gold crews)
gptkbp:notableFor backbone of US strategic deterrent
largest submarines built for US Navy
gptkbp:notableRelease Trident II D5 missile integration
gptkbp:numberBuilt 18
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Benjamin_Franklin-class
gptkbp:primaryMission strategic nuclear deterrence
conventional strike (SSGN)
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:S8G_PWR_nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:range effectively unlimited (nuclear powered)
gptkbp:specialOperationsSupport SSGN units can deploy SEALs
gptkbp:speed over 25 knots submerged
gptkbp:SSBNUnits 14
gptkbp:SSGNUnits 4
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Columbia-class
gptkbp:type gptkb:marine
nuclear-powered guided missile submarine
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:United_States_Submarine_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4