A total of 18 of a planned 24 Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) were built for the United States Navy between 1976 and 1997 – and the lead boat, USS Ohio entered ...

Summary: The U.S. Navy plans to retire four Ohio-class SSGNs between ... the U.S. Navy’s ballistic missile submarines. The Ohio has been a crucial part of the nuclear triad, providing the ...

Ohio-class guided-missile submarines (SSGN ... The SSGN Program Office refueled and converted four ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) into SSGNs in a little more than five years at a ...

Since the 1960s, the Ballistic Missile Submarine has been the U.S. Navy’s primary contribution to America’s strategic nuclear ... and maintenance, Ohio-class submarines have three large ...

Delays and cost overruns in the US Columbia-class SSBN program threaten the credibility of its undersea nuclear deterrent and ...

Total lifetime cost for the U.S. Navy's new class of ballistic missile subs ... of the first ship of the new fleet of ballistic missile submarines this week. A contract for one of the U.S. Navy ...

The USS Ohio is a first-in-class nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine ... naval forces by leveraging its massive shipbuilding juggernaut. Nuclear-powered guided-missile subs, also known as SSGNs, ...

The Navy’s Columbia (SSBN-826 ... for replacing Ohio-class SSBNs on a timely basis; industrial-base challenges of building both Columbia-class boats and Virginia-class attack submarines ...

The US Navy's oldest active submarine — the missile-packed USS Ohio — is back in action for unrestricted ops in the Pacific ...