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727 Days On Patrol: A U.S. Navy Ohio-class Missile Sub Broke All the Rules

Key Points - The US Navy's Ohio-class guided-missile submarine, USS Florida (SSGN-728), completed an extraordinary 727-day global deployment in July 2024, covering 60,000 nautical miles while ...
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3 Navy Ohio-class SSGN missile submarines surfaced as a warning to China

Key Points and Summary - In 2010, the U.S. Navy surfaced three Ohio-class SSGN missile submarines across the Indo-Pacific to signal that American undersea strike power could appear anywhere, anytime. ...
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SSGN attributes touted for USS Florida operations in US 5th Fleet area of responsibility

US Navy (USN) Captain Peter French, commanding officer for the blue crew of the Ohio-class guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728), touted the vessel's strike, stealth, and covert capabilities ...
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This Submarine Was The First Of Its Class To Fire Tomahawks In Combat, And Now It's Retiring

For decades, the United States Navy's Ohio-class nuclear submarines were the best unused weapons in the U.S. arsenal. This is because the Ohio-class was designed for one purpose: to deliver its ...