USS Nevada (SSBN-733)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Nevada.
USS Nevada (SSBN-733) is a United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine that has been in commission since 1986. She is the fourth ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for Nevada, the 36th state.
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USS Nevada (SSBN-733) off the United States East Coast on her commissioning day, 16 August 1986. | |
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United States | |
Namesake | The U.S. state of Nevada |
Ordered | 7 January 1981 |
Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
Laid down | 8 August 1983 |
Launched | 14 September 1985 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Carol Laxalt |
Commissioned | 16 August 1986 |
Homeport | Bangor, Washington |
Motto | Silent Sentry |
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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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