USS West Virginia

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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.

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beam 12.8 metre, length 170 metre, draft 11.5 metre, UGM-133 Trident IIMark 48 torpedo
Ohio-class submarine, ballistic missile submarine, General Dynamics Electric BoatUnited States Navy


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    1990-10-20T00:00:00Z
    1990-10-20T00:00:00Z
    ship commissioning
    1989-10-14T00:00:00Z
    1989-10-14T00:00:00Z
    ship launching
    1987-12-24T00:00:00Z
    1987-12-24T00:00:00Z
    keel laying
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    USS West Virginia (SSBN-736)USS West Virginia (SSBN-736)
    USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) underwayUSS West Virginia (SSBN-736) underway
    USS West Virginia (SSBN-736)USS West Virginia (SSBN-736)
    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)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) commissioningUSS 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 missionUS 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)
    USS West Virginia (SSBN 736), close upUSS 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 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 2ndUS Navy 101216-N-6523K-024 Sonar Technician (Submarine) 3rd Class Christopher Linville, center, from Nappanee, Ind., and Electronics Technician 2nd