USS Nebraska (SSBN-739)
USS Nebraska (SSBN-739) is the 14th Ohio class submarine, and the second U.S. naval ship to be named in honor of the 37th state of the Union. It is a ballistic missile submarine capable of carying the Trident missile. SSBN-739 is also nicknamed 'Big Red', which is shared with the University of Nebraska. USS Nebraska's home port is Kings Bay, Georgia.
General Characteristics:
- Ohio class submarine (SSBN)
- Builders: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division, Groton, Connecticut.
- Keel Laid: May 26, 1987
- Launched: August 15, 1992
- Commissioned: July 10, 1993
- Power Plant: One nuclear reactor, one shaft
- Length: 170.69 meters (560 feet)
- Beam: 12.8 meters (42 feet)
- Displacement: 17,033 tons surfaced; 19,000 tons submerged
- Armament: 24 tubes for Trident I and II, MK-48 torpedoes, mobile submarine simulator decoys, four torpedo tubes.
- Propulsion: S8G reactor
- Speed: 20+ knots
- Crew: 17 Officers, 15 Chief Petty Officers and 122 Enlisted (2 crews)
