USS Henry M. Jackson is the OLDEST SSBN

In case you haven’t heard, the USS HMJ is the oldest SSBN currently making patrols. As the four oldest Tridents, Ohio, Michigan, Florida and Georgia, are in the process of being converted to SSGNs, this in some respects will make, “De Facto,” the Jackson as first of the Class. I think that you may hear the term, Jackson class submarines, when people refer to Trident SSBNs, and Ohio Class when referring to SSGNs, merely to eliminate confusion between the two.

While I have yet to confirm this change through official Navy channels, it has been used on a few official news reporting agencies. See This article .

So from 5th, to 1st! Henry M. Jackson’s SSBN takes it place as the lead as 1st in Class.