USS Alaska (SSBN-732)

Career (US)
USS Alaska (SSBN-732)
Ordered:	27 February 1978
Laid down:	9 March 1983
Launched:	12 January 1985
Commissioned:	25 January 1986
Status:	Active in service as of 2007
Homeport:	Kings Bay, Georgia
General characteristics
Displacement:	Surfaced: approx. 16,765 tons Submerged: approx. 18,750 tons
Length:	170.69 meters (560 feet)
Beam:	12.8 meters (42 feet)
Draught:	11.5 meters (38 feet)
Propulsion:	1 × S8G reactor
Speed:	20+ knots (37+ km/h)
Complement:	13 officers, 140 men
Armament:	MK-48 Torpedoes 24 × Trident II D-5 Ballistic Missiles
Motto:	Alert, Confident, Able

USS Alaska (SSBN-732), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, is the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 49th state. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 27 February 1978 and her keel was laid down on 9 March 1983. She was launched on 12 January 1985 sponsored by Mrs. Catherine Stevens, and commissioned on 25 January 1986, with Captain Paul L. Callahan in command of the Blue Crew and Captain Charles J. Chotvacs in command of the Gold Crew. Once stationed in Bangor, WA.

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.

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