USS Wyoming (SSBN-742)
USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) approaches Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay on 9 January 2009. | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Namesake | State of Wyoming |
| Ordered | 18 October 1989 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 8 August 1991 |
| Launched | 15 July 1995 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Monika B. Owens |
| Commissioned | 13 July 1996 |
| Homeport | Kings Bay, GA |
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| Status | in active service |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine |
| Displacement |
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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 Wyoming (SSBN-742) is a United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine which has been in commission since 1996. She is the fourth US Navy ship to be named USS Wyoming, although it was only the third named after the state of Wyoming.
The contract to build Wyoming was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 18 October 1989 and her keel was laid down there on 8 August 1991. She was launched on 15 July 1995, sponsored by Mrs. Monika B. Owens, and commissioned on 13 July 1996.