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USS Wyoming (SSBN-742)
USS Wyoming (SSBN-742)
USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) approaches Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga.; 9 January 2009.
History
United States
NamesakeThe U.S. state of Wyoming
Ordered18 October 1989
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down8 August 1991
Launched15 July 1995
Sponsored byMrs. Monika B. Owens
Commissioned13 July 1996
HomeportKings Bay, Georgia
Motto
  • Cedant Arma Toga
  • ("Force must yield to law")[1]
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeTemplate:Sclass- ballistic missile submarine
Displacement
  • 16,764 long tons (17,033 t) surfaced[2][3]
  • 18,750 long tons (19,050 t) submerged[2]
Length560 ft (170 m)
Beam42 ft (13 m)[2]
Draft38 ft (12 m)
Propulsion
SpeedGreater than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[6]
Test depthGreater than 800 feet (240 m)[6]
Complement
Armament

USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) is a United States Navy Template:Sclass- ballistic missile submarine which has been in commission since 1996. She is the fourth U.S. Navy ship to be named USS Wyoming, although it was only the third named after the state of Wyoming.

Construction and commissioning

The contract to build Wyoming was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 18 October 1989 and her keel was laid down there on 8 August 1991. She was launched on 15 July 1995, sponsored by Mrs. Monika B. Owens, and commissioned on 13 July 1996, with Captain Randall D. Preston in command of the Blue Crew and Commander Seth F. Paradise in command of the Gold Crew.

Service history

USS Wyoming (SSBN 742) transits the Intracoastal Waterway; 11 February 2009

On 26 July 1996, Wyoming arrived at Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base, Georgia, becoming the ninth submarine to be home-ported there.

In 2011, the Wyoming became one of the first four submarines to allow female officers.[citation needed]

On 6 June 2012, Wyoming participated in a historic medevac exercise with a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey making a 12,000 nautical mile flight to collect a stretcher from the submarine.[7]

References

  1. ^ Boat Pages - USS Wyoming (SSBN 742)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b c Frost, Peter. "Newport News contract awarded". Daily Press. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 27 September 2011.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Kington, Tom. "‘Handful’ of Foreign Countries Eyeing V-22 Purchases, Program Manager Says." Defense News, 9 July 2012.

Eight hours of interviews and footage captured by C-SPAN cameras during 24 hours spent on Wyoming: