SSBN-726 Ohio-Class FBM Submarines
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| Builders: | General Dynamics Electric Boat Division. |
| Power Plant: | One S8G nuclear reactor core reloaded every nine years two geared steam turbines, one shaft, output of 60,000 hp |
| Length: | 560 feet (170.69 meters) |
| Beam: | 42 feet (10.06 meters) |
| Displacement: | Surfaced: 16,764 tons Submerged:18,750 tons |
| Speed: | Official: 20+ knots (23+ miles per hour, 36.8 +kph) Actual: 25 knots submerged speed |
| Operating Depth: | Official: "greater than 800 feet" Actual: greater than 1,000 feet |
| Armament: | 24 - tubes for Trident I and II, 4 - torpedo tubes with Mk48 Torpedoes |
| Systems: |
AN/BQQ-6 passive-only spherical bow and conformal sonar arrays AN/BQR-19 active short range navigation set AN/BQS-13 Active sonar AN/BQS-15 high-frequency short range under-ice sonar set TB-16B or TB-23 passive towed array AN/BPS-15A I-Band search and navigation radar AN/WLR-8(V) radar receiver MK 98 Digital Missile Fire Control System (FCS) for Trident missiles MK 118 Torpedo FCS |
| Crew: | 15 Officers, 140 Enlisted |
| Unit Operating Cost Annual Average | $50,00,000 [source: [FY1996 VAMOSC] |
| Date Deployed: | November 11, 1981 (USS Ohio) |
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