USS Henry M Jackson SSBN-
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| Career |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 6 June 1977 |
| Laid down: | 19 January 1981 |
| Launched: | 15 October 1983 |
| Commissioned: | 6 October 1984 |
| Fate: | Active, in commission |
| Homeport: | Bangor, Washington |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 15279 tons light, 16818 tons full, 1539 tons dead |
| Length: | 170.6 meters (560 feet) |
| Beam: | 12.8 meters (42 feet) |
| Draft: | 11.5 meters (38 feet) |
| Propulsion: | S8G reactor |
| Complement: | 13 officers, 140 men |
| Armament: | MK-48 Torpedoes
24 Trident I C-4 Ballistic Missiles |
| Motto: | Defender Of Freedom |
USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Senator Henry M. Jackson. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 6 June 1977 and her keel was laid down on 19 January 1981. She was launched on 15 October 1983 sponsored by Ms. Anna Marie Jackson, and commissioned on 6 October 1984, with Captain R. Tindal in command of the Blue Crew and Captain M.A. Farmer in command of the Gold Crew.
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References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register.
| Ohio-class submarine |
| SSGN 726 Class:
Ohio | Michigan | Florida | Georgia
Henry M. Jackson | Alabama | Alaska | Nevada | Tennessee | Pennsylvania | West Virginia | Kentucky | Maryland | Nebraska | Rhode Island | Maine | Wyoming | Louisiana | |
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Categories: Ohio class submarines