_at_Naval_Base_Kitsap.jpg) USSNebraska (SSBN-739) atNaval Base Kitsap,Bangor, Washington | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | The U.S. state ofNebraska |
| Ordered | 26 May 1987 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat,Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 6 July 1987 |
| Launched | 15 August 1992 |
| Sponsored by | Patricia Exon |
| Commissioned | 10 July 1993 |
| Homeport | Bangor,Washington |
| Motto |
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| Nickname(s) | "Big Red" |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ohio-classballistic missile submarine |
| Displacement | |
| Length | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft (13 m)[1] |
| Draft | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | Greater than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[5] |
| Test depth | Greater than 800 feet (240 m)[5] |
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USSNebraska (SSBN-739) is the 14thOhio-classballistic missilesubmarine, and the secondUnited States Navy vessel to be named in honor ofNebraska, the 37th state. She carriesTrident ballistic missiles.
Nebraska shares her nickname, "Big Red", with theUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln's athletic teams.
The contract to buildNebraska was awarded on 26 May 1987 to theElectric Boat Division of theGeneral Dynamics Corporation atGroton, Connecticut. Herkeel was laid there on 6 July 1987 and she waslaunched on 15 August 1992, sponsored by Patricia Exon, the wife ofUnited States SenatorJ. James Exon (1921–2005) of Nebraska.Nebraska was delivered to the U.S. Navy on 18 June 1993 andcommissioned on 10 July 1993.
Nebraska was originally assigned toSubmarine Group 10 atNaval Submarine Base Kings Bay,Georgia. On 1 October 2004,Nebraska was transferred toSubmarine Squadron 17 inSubmarine Group 9 atNaval Base Kitsap,Bangor, Washington. In 2013 Nebraska transferred to Submarine Squadron 19 to conduct an Engineering Refueling Overhaul.[6]
The sub has successfully launched Trident missiles for testing six times, once in 1993, in 2004, in 2008, in 2011[7] in 2018,[8] and in 2019.
As of November 2013, the submarine had completed 62 deterrent patrols during her 20 years of service. Each patrol is usually 77 days in duration followed by 35 days in port for maintenance.[7]
Following Patrol 54,Nebraska was awarded the "Battle E" for Submarine Squadron 17. Additionally, following Patrol 56, the submarine was awarded the "Battle E" for Submarine Squadron 17 for its second consecutive year. After completing an unprecedented 116-day patrol in late 2013,Nebraska was again awarded the "Battle E," her third in four years.
In the military hard science fictionLooking Glass series byJohn Ringo andTravis S. Taylor,Nebraska is converted into the first human interstellar spaceship and renamedVorpal Blade.[9] The boat is the main setting for the majority of the second, third, and fourth books in the series,Vorpal Blade,Manxome Foe, andClaws That Catch.
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromNebraska (SSBN-739) at theNaval Vessel Register.
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