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USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730)



         


Career
Ordered: 6 June 1977
Laid down: 19 January 1981
Launched: 15 October 1983
Commissioned: 6 October 1984
Fate: Active, in commission
Homeport: Bangor, Washington
General Characteristics
Displacement: 15279 tons light, 16818 tons full, 1539 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:
Motto:

USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Senator Henry M. Jackson. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 6 June 1977 and her keel was laid down on 19 January 1981. She was launched on 15 October 1983 sponsored by Ms. Anna Marie Jackson, and commissioned on 6 October 1984, with Captain R. Tindal in command of the Blue Crew and Captain M.A. Farmer in command of the Gold Crew.

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References

Based on information from the Naval Vessel Register.


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