| The contract for the USS Ohio (SSBN-726) was Awarded to
General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division, Gorton, Connecticut, 1 July 1974;
her keel laid 10 April 1976; launched 7 April 1979; delivered to the USN
28 October 1981; and commissioned 11 November 1981.
As of 17 March 2000 Ohio serves with the Pacific Fleet from
her Homeport in Bangor, Washington.
Displacement, 16,802; Length 560'; Beam 42', Maximum
Navigational Draft, 38 ft.; Complement: Officers, 13 -- Enlisted, 140; Armament,
Ballistic Missiles |