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USS Henry M. Jackson SSBN 730
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The Ohio Class Submarines are the
latest advancement in submarine technology. These giant
560-foot, 18750-ton ships will serve as the nation's first
line of defense into the next centruy. The tridents,
largest and most powerful submarines ever built, will serve
as virtually undetectable, undersea, intercontinental
missile launhing platforms.
The Ohio Class submarines are well
equipped to accomplish their assigned mission, providing
significant advances over previous classes of missile
submarines.
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Specifically:
- Each Ohio Class submarine
carries 50 percent more missiles than its
predecessors (24 compared to
16).
- Trident's improved mobility,
quietness and speed make it the most
survivable of our nation's strategic
weapons systems.
- Ease of maintenance has been
designed into the class, minimizing
maintenance requirements and extending the
period between lengthy shipyard
overhauls.
- The increased range of the
Trident I and Trident II missiles enables
Tridents to operate in ten times more ocean
area than previous Polaris/Poseidon
submarines.
- The longer missile range also
permits basing them in the United States,
rahter than in foreign countries, at a
submstantial savings in logistic support.
The submarines are based at Bangor,
Washington, and at Kings Bay,
Georgia.
- Trident's central command and
control system is the largest use of
digital computers ever undertaken by the
navy for submarines.
- The increased size of the
Trident submarine affords much more
spacious living quarters for a 157-man
crew.
- Because of its size, Trident's
carry significantly more and better sonar
equipment than previous Polaris/Poseidon
submarines.
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This information was obtained
from a Welcome Aboard USS Florida Pamphlet.
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