USS West Virginia is a United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine. Commissioned on 20 October 1990, she is the third U.S. Navy ship to be named for West Virginia, the 35th state, and the 11th of 18 Ohio-class submarines.
Governer Gaston Caperton of West Virginia addresses the guests assembled for the commissioning ceremony of the nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine USS WEST VIRGINIA (SSBN-736)
USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) commissioning
US Navy 090630-N-1841C-015 Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN 736) transits the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway as it returns to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga. from a patrol mission
USS West Virginia (SSBN 736)
USS West Virginia (SSBN 736), close up
US Navy 100603-N-0000X-053 Midshipmen learn to pilot the submarine by training in the duties of the helm and planesman while underway aboard the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS West Virginia (SSBN 736)
US Navy 101216-N-6523K-024 Sonar Technician (Submarine) 3rd Class Christopher Linville, center, from Nappanee, Ind., and Electronics Technician 2nd