USS Ohio (SSGN 726) entered the shipyard on Nov. 15, 2002, completed conversion in December 2005 and deployed for the first time in October 2007. USS Florida (SSGN 728) ...

What You Need to Know: A recent paper from the UK-based Council on Geostrategy calls for the Royal Navy to acquire an additional Dreadnought-class submarine, reconfigured as a cruise missile ...

Retirement Drama: The U.S. Navy plans to retire its four Ohio-class SSGN submarines by 2028, removing a critical multi-mission asset. Originally designed as SSBNs for nuclear deterrence, these ...

The SSGN Ohio-class is also capable of deploying a Dry Combat Submersible, a miniature submarine that special forces use for stealthy underwater transportation. Each Ohio SSGN costs $3.53 billion ...

USS Florida recently operated in the US 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (US Navy) US Navy (USN) Captain Peter French, commanding officer for the blue crew of the Ohio-class guided-missile ...