The 18 Ohio-class (Trident) ballistic-missile submarines must be considered among the most effective warships ever built.

Designed and built by Electric Boat, these submarines are without question the most powerful ships ever put to sea. With a length of 560 feet, a submerged displacement of 18,750 tons and a payload of 24 multiple-warhead, long-range Trident ballistic missiles, each of these vessels provides the Navy with an unparalleled combination of stealth, strategic capability and superior operating capability.

The Trident program has been cited by the General Accounting Office as a model of cost-effective military procurement.

For a complete listing of Ohio-class subs, click here.

Ship statistics
Displacement: 18,750 tons (submerged)
Length: 560 feet
Hull Diameter: 42 feet
Draft: 35 feet
Speed: 25+ knots
Diving Depth: 800+ feet
Weapons: Trident missiles; Mark 48 anti-submarine torpedoes:
Complement: 15 officers, 139 enlisted crew members

Ships of the Ohio Class
(Carrying C-4 or Trident I missiles)
USS Alabama (SSBN731)

(Carrying D-5 or Trident II missiles)
USS Alaska (SSBN732)
USS Nevada (SSBN733)
USS Tennessee (SSBN734)
USS Pennsylvania (SSBN735)
USS West Virginia (SSBN736)
USS Kentucky (SSBN737)
USS Maryland (SSBN738)
USS Nebraska (SSBN739)
USS Rhode Island (SSBN740)
USS Maine (SSBN741)
USS Wyoming (SSBN742)
USS Louisiana (SSBN743)

(Being converted to carry D-5 missiles)
USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN730)

(Being converted to SSGN platforms)
USS Ohio (SSGN726)
USS Michigan (SSGN727)
USS Florida (SSGN728)
USS Georgia (SSGN729)

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