USS West Virginia (SSBN-736)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 21 November 1983 |
| Laid down: | 18 December 1987 |
| Launched: | 14 October 1989 |
| Commissioned: | 20 October 1990 |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2005. |
| Homeport: | Kings Bay, Georgia |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 16600 tons light, 18700 tons full, 2100 tons dead |
| Length: | 170.6 meters (560 feet) |
| Beam: | 12.8 meters (42 feet) |
| Draft: | 11.5 meters (38 feet) |
| Propulsion: | S8G reactor |
| Complement: | 13 officers, 140 men |
| Armament: | MK-48 Torpedoes
24 Trident II D-5 Ballistic Missiles |
| Motto: | Montani Semper Liberi |
USS West Virginia (SSBN-736), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 35th state.
The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 21 November 1983 and her keel was laid down on 18 December 1987. She was launched on 14 October 1989 sponsored by Mrs. Robert C. Byrd, and commissioned on 20 October 1990, with Captain J.R. Harvey in command of the Blue Crew and Captain Donald McDermott in command of the Gold Crew.
- 14 years of history go here
See USS West Virginia for other ships of the same name.
West Virginia in fiction
- In Tom Clancy's novel Debt of Honor, the West Virginia is one of several submarines sent to deal with the Japanese invasion of the Marinas Islands.
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register.
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