Engineering:USS Wisconsin (SSBN-827)
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 United States
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| Name: | Wisconsin |
| Namesake: | The state of Wisconsin |
| Laid down: | Planned for FY 2024[1] |
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| Class and type: | Columbia-class submarine |
| Type: | Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) |
| Installed power: | Nuclear reactor |
USS Wisconsin (SSBN-827) will be the second Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. She is the third vessel of the United States Navy to be named after the state of Wisconsin,[2] the last of which was the Iowa-class battleship, USS Wisconsin (BB-64), decommissioned in 1991 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 2006.[3]
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.[4] This came from a bipartisan push from U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson.[5] Both senators cited Wisconsin's history of shipbuilding as a reason to name a new submarine after the state.[6][7] Construction of the Wisconsin is scheduled for fiscal year 2024.
The Columbia-class submarines are set to replace the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine. The lead boat USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) officially began construction on October 1, 2020, and is scheduled to enter service in 2031.[8]
References
- ↑ "Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress". https://fas.org/sgp/crs/weapons/RS22478.pdf.
- ↑ 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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