USS Nevada (SSBN-733)
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| Career
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| Ordered:
| 7 January 1981
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| Laid down:
| 8 August 1983
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| Launched:
| 14 September 1985
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| Commissioned:
| 16 August 1986
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| Fate:
| Active, in commission
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| Homeport:
| Bangor, Washington
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| General Characteristics
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| Displacement:
| 15273 tons light, 16808 tons full, 1535 tons dead
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| Length:
| 170.6 meters (560 feet)
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| Beam:
| 12.8 meters (42 feet)
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| Draft:
| 11.5 meters (38 feet)
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| Propulsion:
| S8G reactor
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| Complement:
| 13 officers, 140 men
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USS Nevada (SSBN-733), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 36th state. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 7 January 1981 and her keel was laid down on 8 August 1983. She was launched on 14 September 1985 sponsored by Mrs. Carol Laxalt, and commissioned on 16 August 1986, with Captain F.W. Rhome in command of the Blue Crew and Captain William Stone in command of the Gold Crew.
- 18 years of history go here
See USS Nevada for other ships of the same name.
References
Based on information from the Naval Vessel Register.
