USS Michigan (SSBN-727)
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| Career |
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| Awarded: | 28 February 1975 |
| Laid down: | 4 April 1977 |
| Launched: | 26 April 1980 |
| Commissioned: | 25 May 1985 |
| Fate: | Currently serving |
| Stricken: | N/A | |
| General Characteristics |
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| Displacement: | 15280 tons surfaced, 16782 tons submerged |
| Length: | 560 feet | |
| Beam: | 42 feet |
| Draft: | 38 feet |
| Powerplant: | Steam Turbine (Nuclear) |
| Speed: | 20+ knots |
| Complement: | two crews of 13 officers and 140 men each |
| Armament: | In transition (see below) |
USS Michigan (SSBN-727) is the second Ohio class Nuclear Powered Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine to have been constructed at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut. Michigan was commissioned on 11 September 1982 and is the third United States Navy vessel to bear the name of the state of Michigan. Michigan arrived in Bangor, Washington on 16 March 1983 and has completed sixty-six Strategic Deterrent Patrols.
Michigan is currently undergoing conversion to an SSGN at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. The expected delivery date is 2007.
Other United States Navy ships bearing the name Michigan:
References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, the and various news articles.
