USS Rhode Island (SSBN-740)
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| Career
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| Ordered:
| 05 Jan 1988
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| Laid down:
| 15 Sep 1988
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| Launched:
| 17 Jul 1993
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| Commissioned:
| 09 Jul 1994
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| Decommissioned:
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| Fate:
| Actively serving
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| Homeport:
| Kings Bay, Georgia
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| Motto:
| In Spe Pacis Perennis
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| Struck:
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| General Characteristics
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| Displacement:
| 18,750 tons
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| Length:
| 560 ft
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| Beam:
| 42 ft
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| Draught:
| 38 ft
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| Propulsion:
| Steam Turbine (Nuclear)
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| Speed:
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| Complement:
| Crew: 13 officers, 140 enlisted
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| Armament:
| 24 tubes for Trident I and II, Mk-48 torpedoes, four torpedo tubes
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The third USS Rhode Island (SSBN-740) is the 15th of 18 Ohio-class submarines in the United States Navy.
Built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics in Groton, Connecticut, Rhode Island was commissioned in 9 July 1994. Captain John K. Eldridge was the first Blue Crew Commanding Officer, and Commander Michael Maxfield was the Commanding Officer for the Gold Crew.
She is part of the Atlantic Fleet and homeported in Kings Bay, Georgia.
See USS Rhode Island for other ships of this name.
