USS Michigan (SSGN-727)
.jpg) USS Michigan (SSBN-727) |
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| Career (US) |  |
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| Namesake: | U.S. state of Michigan |
| Ordered: | 28 February 1975 |
| Builder: | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Laid down: | 4 April 1977 |
| Launched: | 26 April 1980 |
| Commissioned: | 11 September 1982 |
| Homeport: | Bangor, Washington |
| Motto: | Tuebor ("I will defend") |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| Badge: |  |
| General characteristics | |
| 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: | 4 × 21-inch torpedo tubes 154 × BGM-109 Tomahawks in 22 groups of seven. |
USS Michigan (SSBN-727/SSGN-727) is the second Ohio-class nuclear-powered guided missile submarine in the United States Navy. She is the third ship to bear the name of the state of Michigan.
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[edit] Construction and commissioning
Michigan was constructed at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut and was commissioned on 11 September 1982. Michigan arrived in Bangor, Washington on 16 March 1983 and completed sixty-six Strategic Deterrent Patrols.
[edit] Conversion to SSGN
As of June 2007, Michigan has been converted to an SSGN at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.[4] Her hull classification symbol then changed from SSBN-727 to SSGN-727. See the section on SSGN conversions of the Ohio class for more information.
On December 12, 2009, Michigan returned to Naval Base Kitsap, her home base, completing her first deployment after the SSGN conversion. The deployment began November 10, 2008, and included numerous missions. The ship also completed several theater security cooperation engagements with Pacific Rim nations.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ohio-class SSGN-726, Federation of American Scientists, http://www.fas.org/programs/ssp/man/uswpns/navy/submarines/ssgn726_ohio.html, retrieved 2011 September 27
- ^ a b c Frost, Peter, Newport News contract awarded, Daily Press, http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-local_subs_0424apr24,0,5810806.story, retrieved 2011 September 27[not in citation given]
- ^ a b Submarine Frequently Asked Questions, Chief of Naval Operations Submarine Warfare Division, http://www.navy.mil/navydata/cno/n87/faq.html, retrieved 2011 September 27
- ^ Ceremony Celebrates USS Michigan Conversion : Top Stories : Kitsap Sun, http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2007/Jun/12/ceremony-celebrates-uss-michigan-conversion/, retrieved 2011 September 27
- ^ Michigan completes first SSGN deployment, Military Times, 2009 December 16, http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/12/navy_subreturns_121609w/, retrieved 2011 September 27
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register and various news articles.
[edit] External links
Media related to USS Michigan (SSGN-727) at Wikimedia Commons
- NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Archive: Michigan (SSGN-727), http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08727.htm
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