USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735)

	USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735) in November 1995.
History
US
Name	USS Pennsylvania
Namesake	The U.S. state of Pennsylvania
Ordered	29 November 1982
Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Launched	23 April 1988
Commissioned	9 September 1989
Homeport	Bangor WA
Motto	Virtue, Independence, Liberty
Honors and; awards	Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award 2001
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Ohio class ballistic missile submarine
Displacement	16,764 long tons (17,033 t) surfaced; 18,750 long tons (19,050 t) submerged;
Length	560 ft (170 m)
Beam	42 ft (13 m)
Draft	38 ft (12 m)
Propulsion	1 × S8G PWR nuclear reactor (HEU 93.5%); 2 × geared turbines; 1 × 325 hp (242 kW) auxiliary motor; 1 × shaft @ 60,000 shp (45,000 kW);
Speed	Greater than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Test depth	Greater than 800 feet (240 m)
Complement	15 officers; 140 enlisted;
Armament	MK-48 torpedoes; 20 × Trident II D-5 ballistic missiles;

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.

Construction and commissioning

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.

Service history

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.

USS Pennsylvania in fiction

In Tom Clancy's 1994 novel Debt of Honor, USS Pennsylvania is one of several submarines sent to deal with a Japanese invasion of the Northern Mariana Islands. She becomes the first U.S. nuclear submarine to sink an enemy warship when she fires a torpedo at a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force hunter-killer (SSK)-type submarine.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "SSBN-726 Ohio-Class FBM Submarines". Federation of American Scientists. 9 February 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Frost, Peter. "Newport News contract awarded". Daily Press. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
^ "US study of reactor and fuel types to enable naval reactors to shift from HEU fuel". Fissile Materials. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ Brendan Patrick Hanlon (July 2015). Validation of the Use of Low Enriched Uranium as a Replacement for Highly Enriched Uranium in US Submarine Reactors (PDF) (Master thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Submarine Frequently Asked Questions". Chief of Naval Operations Submarine Warfare Division. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

External links

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[FAS-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "SSBN-726 Ohio-Class FBM Submarines". Federation of American Scientists. 9 February 2000. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[Frost-2] Frost, Peter. "Newport News contract awarded". Daily Press. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

[3] "US study of reactor and fuel types to enable naval reactors to shift from HEU fuel". Fissile Materials. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[fuel-4] Brendan Patrick Hanlon (July 2015). Validation of the Use of Low Enriched Uranium as a Replacement for Highly Enriched Uranium in US Submarine Reactors (PDF) (Master thesis). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

[subFAQ-5] "Submarine Frequently Asked Questions". Chief of Naval Operations Submarine Warfare Division. Archived from the original on 13 July 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2011.

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v t e Ohio-class submarines
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