USS Wisconsin (SSBN-827)
Graphic artist concept (2012) | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Wisconsin |
| Namesake | The state of Wisconsin |
| Laid down | Planned for FY 2024 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Columbia-class submarine |
| Type | Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) |
| Installed power | Nuclear reactor |
USS Wisconsin (SSBN-827) will be the second Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. She is the third vessel of the United States Navy to be named after the state of Wisconsin. The previous name holder was the Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64), which decommissioned in 1991 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 2006.