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Nuclear submarine USS Nebraska (SSBN-739)

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Classification

Ship class:
Ohio-class submarine
Type:
Ballistic missile submarine (SSB, SSBN)

Basic information

Namesake:
State of Nebraska
Operator:
United States NavyUnited States Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Ordered:
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Status:
Active

Ship measurements

Displacement:
16,764 t
Submerged displacement:
18,750 t
Length:
170 m
Beam:
13 m
Draft:
12 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 1 * S8G PWR nuclear reactor
  • 2 * geared turbines; 60,000 shp (45 MW)
  • 1 * Fairbanks Morse auxiliary diesel
  • 1 * 325 hp (242 kW) auxiliary motor
  • 1 * shaft with seven-bladed screw
Speed:
12 knots
Submerged speed:
25 knots
Test depth:
240 m

Personnel

Complement:
155

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • BQQ-6 passive bow-mounted array sonar(which includes BQS-13 array sonar)
  • BQR-23 conformal arraysonar
  • BQR-15 towed array sonar
  • BQR-19 navigation sonar
  • BQS-15 under-ice/mine avoidance, target detection and tracking sonar
  • BPS-15A radar
  • WLR-10 threat warning system
  • WLR-8 receiver emulation
  • WLY-1 acoustic threat intercept system
Armament:
  • 24 * Trident II D5 SLBM with up to 12 MIRVed W76 or W88 (300–475 ktTNT) nuclear warheads each, range 6,100 nmi (11,300 km; 7,000 mi)
  • 4 * 21 inch (533 mm) Mark 48 torpedo tubes (Forward Compartment 4th level)

USS Nebraska (SSBN-739) is the 14th Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, and the second United States Navy ship to be named in honor of Nebraska, the 37th state. She carries Trident ballistic missiles.

Nebraska shares her nickname, «Big Red», with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's athletic teams.

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