Military Wednesday – Ohio Class Submarine

The Ohio class is a class of nuclear-powered submarines used by the United States Navy. The United States has 18 Ohio-class submarines: 14 nuclear-powered SSBNs (ballistic missile submarines) each armed with up to 24 Trident II SLBMs and 4 nuclear-powered SSGNs (cruise missile submarines), each capable of carrying 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles with either conventional or nuclear warheads.

Ohio Class Submarine returning to King's Bay (Bing Maps)
Ohio Class Submarine returning to King's Bay

USS Ohio (SSGN-726) nuclear submarine returning to Puget Sound (Google Maps)
USS Ohio (SSGN-726) nuclear submarine returning to Puget Sound
Ohio Class Submarine heading out to sea from King's Bay (Bing Maps)
Ohio Class Submarine heading out to sea from King's Bay

Ohio Class Guided Missile Submarine USS Florida (SSGN-728) with missile tubes open (Birds Eye)
Ohio Class Guided Missile Submarine USS Florida (SSGN-728) with missile tubes open

Ohio Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine (Birds Eye)
Ohio Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine

Three Ohio Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines (Google Maps)
Three Ohio Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarines
USS Florida Ohio Class Balistic Missile Submarine in drydock (Google Maps)
USS Florida Ohio Class Balistic Missile Submarine in drydock

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