Unique US Navy submarine returns to base after two-year mission
Created from four ballistic missile submarines, the SSGN Ohio-class sub-variant is due to be removed from US Navy service completely by 2028.
Richard Thomas
August 7, 2024
The Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) departs Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in 2013. Credit: US DoD
A unique sub-variant of the Ohio-class guided missile submarines, the converted nuclear-powered ballistic missile boat USS Florida, returned at the end of July 2024, to base at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, following a 727-day deployment to 5th, 6th, and 7th Fleet areas of operations.
Due to their payload of Tomahawk cruise missiles, rather than the Trident II D5 ballistic missile, the four converted sub-variant boats of the Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) have been designed as nuclear-powered guided missile submarines (SSGN).
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During the near two-year mission, which saw five crew rotations carried out, the USS Florida conducted “vital missions” that were deemed “crucial to national security”, the US Navy stated in an early August release.
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