USS Kentucky (SSBN-737)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Kentucky.
USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) is a United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine which has been in commission since 1991. She is the third U.S. Navy ship to be named for Kentucky, the 15th state.
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USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) | |
History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | U.S. state of Kentucky |
Ordered | 13 August 1985 |
Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
Laid down | 18 December 1987 |
Launched | 11 August 1990 |
Sponsored by | Carolyn Pennebaker Hopkins |
Commissioned | 13 July 1991 |
Homeport | Bangor, Washington |
Motto | Thoroughbred of the Fleet |
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Status | in active service |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine |
Displacement | |
Length | 560 ft (170 m) |
Beam | 42 ft (13 m)[1] |
Draft | 38 ft (12 m) |
Propulsion | |
Speed | Greater than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[5] |
Test depth | Greater than 800 feet (240 m)[5] |
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