Engineering:USS Wisconsin (SSBN-827)
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| General characteristics | |
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| Class and type: | Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist. |
| Type: | Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) |
| Installed power: | Nuclear reactor |
USS Wisconsin (SSBN-827) will be the second Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist.. She is the third vessel of the United States Navy to be named after the state of Wisconsin,[1] the last of which was the Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist., missing name, decommissioned in 1991 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 2006.[2]
Naming and construction
On October 28, 2020, it was announced by Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite that the second named Columbia-class submarine would bear the name Wisconsin.[3] This came from a bipartisan push from U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson.[4] Both senators cited Wisconsin's history of shipbuilding as a reason to name a new submarine after the state.[5][6] Construction of the Wisconsin is scheduled for fiscal year 2024.
The Columbia-class submarines are set to replace the Script error: The function "sclass" does not exist. ballistic missile submarine. The lead boat missing name officially began construction on October 1, 2020, and is scheduled to enter service in 2031.[7]
References
- ↑ Burgess, Richard (28 October 2020). "SECNAV Selects USS Wisconsin as Name of Second Columbia SSBN". https://seapowermagazine.org/secnav-selects-uss-wisconsin-as-name-of-second-columbia-ssbn/.
- ↑ "ABOUT THE BATTLESHIP". https://nauticus.org/about-the-battleship/.
- ↑ "SECNAV Names Newest Columbia-Class Submarine USS Wisconsin". U.S. Department of Defense. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/Press-Releases/display-pressreleases/Article/2398651/secnav-names-newest-columbia-class-submarine-uss-wisconsin/.
- ↑ "BALDWIN, JOHNSON INTRODUCE SENATE RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE NEXT U.S. NAVY SUBMARINE BE NAMED "U.S.S. WISCONSIN"". 23 July 2020. https://www.baldwin.senate.gov/press-releases/resolution-recommending-us-navy-submarine-be-named-uss-wisconsin.
- ↑ "U.S. Navy to name submarine after Wisconsin". 29 October 2020. https://fox11online.com/news/state/us-navy-to-name-submarine-after-wisconsin.
- ↑ "Navy to name new submarine the USS Wisconsin following push from Sen. Tammy Baldwin". 30 October 2020. https://madison.com/wsj/news/local/govt-and-politics/navy-to-name-new-submarine-the-uss-wisconsin-following-push-from-sen-tammy-baldwin/article_573d81af-d105-50e6-b8ee-da8d67ac91d3.html.
- ↑ "NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW". U.S. Department of Defense. p. 49. https://media.defense.gov/2018/Feb/02/2001872886/-1/-1/1/2018-NUCLEAR-POSTURE-REVIEW-FINAL-REPORT.PDF.
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