USS Florida (SSGN-728)

USS Florida (SSGN-728)
USS Florida (SSGN-728)
History
United States
NamesakeU.S. state of Florida
Ordered28 February 1975
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down4 July 1976
Launched14 November 1981
Commissioned18 June 1983
HomeportKings Bay, Georgia
Motto
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class & typeOhio-class submarine
Displacement
  • 16,764 long tons (17,033 t) surfaced
  • 18,750 long tons (19,050 t) submerged
Length560 ft (170 m)
Beam42 ft (13 m)
Draft38 ft (12 m)
Propulsion
  • 1 × S8G PWR nuclear reactor (HEU 93.5%)
  • 2 × geared turbines
  • 1 × 325 hp (242 kW) auxiliary motor
  • 1 × shaft @ 60,000 shp (45,000 kW)
SpeedGreater than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Test depthGreater than 800 feet (240 m)
Complement
  • 15 officers
  • 140 enlisted
Armament

USS Florida (SSBN-728/SSGN-728), an Ohio-class cruise missile submarine, is the sixth vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the U.S. state of Florida. She was commissioned with the hull designation of SSBN-728; with her conversion to a cruise missile submarine, from a ballistic missile submarine, she was re-designated SSGN-728.

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