USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735) in November 1995. |
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Name: | USS Pennsylvania |
Namesake: | The U.S. state of Pennsylvania |
Ordered: | 29 November 1982 |
Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
Laid down: | 10 January 1984 |
Launched: | 23 April 1988 |
Sponsored by: | Mrs. Marilyn Garrett |
Commissioned: | 9 September 1989 |
Homeport: | King's Bay GA |
Motto: | Virtue, Independence, Liberty |
Honors and awards: |
Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award 2001 |
Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Ohio class ballistic missile submarine |
Displacement: | 16,764 metric tons (16,499 long tons) surfaced[1][2] 18,750 metric tons (18,450 long tons) submerged[1] |
Length: | 560 feet (170 m) |
Beam: | 42 ft (13 m)[1] |
Draft: | 38 feet (12 m) |
Propulsion: | 1xS8G PWR nuclear reactor[1] 2x geared turbines[1] 1x325 hp (242 kW) auxiliary motor 1 shaft @ 60,000 shp (45 MW)[1] |
Speed: | Greater than 25 knots (29 mph; 46 km/h)[3] |
Test depth: | Greater than 800 feet (240 m)[3] |
Complement: | 15 officers[1][2] 140 enlisted[1][2] |
Armament: |
MK-48 torpedoes |
USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735) is a United States Navy Ohio class ballistic missile submarine which has been in commission since 1989. She is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Pennsylvania, the second state.
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The contract to build Pennsylvania was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 29 November 1982 and her keel was laid down there on 10 January 1984. She was launched on 23 April 1988, sponsored by Mrs. Marilyn Garrett, and commissioned on 9 September 1989, with Captain Richard M. Camp commanding the Blue Crew and Captain A. Lee Edwards commanding the Gold Crew.
On 29 September 1989, Pennsylvania ran aground as she entered the channel during her first visit to Port Canaveral, Florida. Tugboats freed her in about two hours. A U.S. Navy investigation determined that Pennsylvania was properly positioned in the channel, but the channel had been silted by the recent passing of Hurricane Hugo.
In 2001, Pennsylvania won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award for the United States Atlantic Fleet.
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