USS Maryland (SSBN-738)
USS Maryland (SSBN-738) | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Namesake | State of Maryland |
| Ordered | 14 March 1986 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 22 April 1986 |
| Launched | 10 August 1991 |
| Sponsored by | Sarah "Sally" Craig Larson |
| Commissioned | 13 June 1992 |
| Homeport | Kings Bay, Georgia |
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| Nickname(s) | "Fighting Mary" |
| Status | in active service |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine |
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| Length | 560 ft (170 m) |
| Beam | 42 ft (13 m) |
| Draft | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Propulsion | |
| Speed | Greater than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Test depth | Greater than 800 feet (240 m) |
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USS Maryland (SSBN-738) is an Ohio-class submarine in the United States Navy. Maryland is the 13th of the 18 Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines, and has been in active service since 1992. Maryland is the fourth US Navy vessel to be named after the US state of Maryland. Her mission is to provide the United States government with an undetectable and unattackable nuclear launch platform in support of the national strategy of strategic deterrence. The contract for the construction of the Maryland was awarded on 14 March 1986. Her keel was laid down by the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation at Groton, Connecticut, on 22 April 1986.