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US Navy - Ballistic / Guided Missile Submarine SSBN / SSGN 728 - USS Florida |
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Type,
class: Ballistic Missile Submarine, nuclear
propulsion - SSBN; Ohio class Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), Groton, Connecticut, USA STATUS: Awarded: February 28, 1975 Laid down: July 4, 1976 Launched: November 14, 1981 Commissioned: June 18, 1983 converted to SSGN: 2003-2006 Re-commissioned SSGN 728: May 25, 2006 IN SERVICE Homeport: Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia Namesake: State of Florida Ships Motto: FORTES FORTUNA ADIUVAT (fortune favours the brave) Technical Data: see: INFO > Ohio class Ballistic Missile Submarine - SSBN |
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SSGN 728 - USS Florida  undocking at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia after a maintenance period - November 22, 2025  undocking at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia after a maintenance period - November 22, 2025  returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia following a 727 day forward deployment - July 31, 2024  returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia following a 727 day forward deployment - July 31, 2024  UGM-109 Tomahawk TLAM missile reload - Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam - July 2, 2024  UGM-109 Tomahawk TLAM missile reload - Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam - July 2, 2024  alongside USS Frank Cable (AS 40) - Polaris Point, Naval Base Guam, Apra Harbor - April 19, 2024  Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory - February 11, 2024  Bay of Naples, Italy - August 4, 2023  Bay of Naples, Italy - August 4, 2023  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - July 2023  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - July 2023  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - July 2023  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - July 2023  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - July 2023  Suez Canal - April 7, 2023  Bay of Naples, Italy - March 16, 2023  Bay of Naples, Italy - March 16, 2023  Bay of Naples, Italy - March 16, 2023  Mediterranean Sea - February 2023  Mediterranean Sea - February 2023  Mediterranean Sea - February 2023  Mediterranean Sea - February 2023  Ionian Sea - November 2022  with dry-deck shelter (DDS) - Ionian Sea - November 2022  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - August 25, 2022  returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia after forward deployed for more than 800 days - May 9, 2020  returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia after forward deployed for more than 800 days - May 9, 2020  returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia after forward deployed for more than 800 days - May 9, 2020  returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia after forward deployed for more than 800 days - May 9, 2020  returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia after forward deployed for more than 800 days - May 9, 2020  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - September 7, 2019  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - September 7, 2019  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - September 7, 2019  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - August 27, 2019  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - August 27, 2019  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - August 27, 2019  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - March 14, 2019  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - March 14, 2019  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - March 14, 2019  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - March 14, 2019  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - March 14, 2019  departing Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia - February 26, 2018 July 2016 - March 2017: maintenance period at Trident Refit Facility (TRF), Kings Bay, Georgia returned to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia end of April 2016  arriving at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - April 3, 2016  alongside the Submarine Tender USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) - Diego Garcia - January 2016  Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory - January 7, 2016  Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - November 2014  returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia - August 28, 2014  returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia - August 28, 2014  departing Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia - July 3, 2013  returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia - June 17, 2013  returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia - June 17, 2013  arriving at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - May 21, 2013  arriving at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - May 21, 2013  arriving at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - May 21, 2013  arriving at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - May 21, 2013  Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory - August 2012  Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory - August 2012  departing Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - June 25, 2012  departing Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - June 25, 2012  arriving at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - June 18, 2012  departing Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia - May 4, 2011  returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia after a 15-month forward deployment - April 29, 2011  Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - March 2011  Bay of Naples, Italy - March 2011  Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory - June 2010  arriving at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - March 9, 2010  Mediterranean Sea - March 2010  Mediterranean Sea - March 2010  returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia - May 8, 2009  departing Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - April 22, 2009  departing Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - April 22, 2009  arriving at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece - April 17, 2009  departing Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia for her first operational deployment after conversion to an SSGN - April 26, 2008  departing Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia for her first operational deployment after conversion to an SSGN - April 26, 2008  departing Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia for her first operational deployment after conversion to an SSGN - April 26, 2008  Navy divers and special operators attached to SEAL Delivery Team 2, perform Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV) operations with USS Florida (SSGN 728) - July 2007  Navy divers and special operators attached to SEAL Delivery Team 2, perform Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV) operations with USS Florida (SSGN 728) - July 2007  Sailors aboard the Ohio-class guided missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) "bring her to life" during a return to service ceremony. Florida is the second to undergo conversion to the new SSGN designation. The nuclear powered submarine will have the capability to launch up to 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles, conduct sustained Special Forces operations and carry other payloads, such as unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and Special Forces equipment - Mayport, Florida - May 25, 2006  lock out chamber - May 2006  May 2006  April 2006  arriving at her new homeport, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia - April 11, 2006  arriving at her new homeport, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia - April 11, 2006  leaving Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia after conversion - April 2006  leaving Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia after conversion - April 2006  sea trials - March 2006  sea trials - March 2006  departing Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia for sea trials - March 25, 2006  departing Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia for sea trials - March 25, 2006  departing Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia for sea trials - March 25, 2006  departing Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Virginia for sea trials - March 25, 2006  Elizabeth River, Virginia - February 2005 2003 - 2006: converted to SSGN at Norfolk Naval Shipyard (NNSY), Virginia SSBN 728 - USS Florida  an UGM-109 Tomahawk missile was test-launched from USS Florida (SSBN 728) - January 2003  December 2002  with USS Ohio (SSBN 726) - Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Bremerton, Washington - May 1998  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - May 1997  Port Everglades, Florida - March 1995  Port Everglades, Florida - March 1995  NAS Alameda, California - May 1994  Naval Station Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - March 1991  arriving at Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Bremerton, Washington - August 1985  arriving at Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Bremerton, Washington - August 1985  arriving at Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Bremerton, Washington - August 1985  Magnetic Silencing Facility, Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Bremerton, Washington - August 1985  April 1984  April 1984  inclining experiments - Groton, Connecticut - 1983  inclining experiments - Groton, Connecticut - 1983  UGM-96 Trident I C4 ballistic missile (SLBM) test launch - August 1983  commissioning ceremony - Groton, Connecticut - June 18, 1983  christening and lauching ceremony at General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), Groton, Connecticut - November 14, 1981  while under construction at General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), Groton, Connecticut - undated  while under construction at General Dynamics Electric Boat (GDEB), Groton, Connecticut - April 1981 |
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USS Florida (SSBN / SSGN 728): USS Florida (SSBN-728/SSGN-728), an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 27th state. She was commissioned with the hull designation of SSBN-728; with her conversion to a cruise missile submarine, she was re-designated SSGN-728. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 28 February 1975 and her keel was laid down on the bicentennial of the United States's independence, 4 July 1976. The boat was unnamed at the keel-laying ceremony. The initial ship's crew formed the precommissioning unit on 8 July 1980. The first shipboard watches were stationed on 14 February 1981 to support the operational control transfer of engineering systems to ship's force control. The Secretary of the Navy finally named her on 19 January 1981. Florida was launched on 14 November 1981 sponsored by Mrs. Jarcia M. Carlucci. Her reactor was initially taken critical on 13 November 1982 and she went into service and the crew moved onboard on 21 January 1983. Florida commenced initial builders' sea trials on 21 February 1983 and was subsequently delivered to the Navy on 17 May 1983 - 43 days ahead of schedule. She was commissioned on 18 June 1983, with Captain William L. Powell in command of the Blue Crew and Captain G.R. Sterner in command of the Gold Crew. Both crews successfully completed the demonstration and shakedown operations, each culminated by the successful launch of a Trident C-4 missile. Florida transited the Panama Canal in February and arrived in Bangor, Washington on 25 March 1984. She completed her first strategic deterrent patrol on 25 July 1984. As of November 2002, Florida had successfully completed 61 strategic deterrent patrols. She won the Battle E in 1989, 1991, 1994, 1999, and 2002. In 1991, she won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award. In 1997, Florida's skipper, Commander Michael J. Alfonso, was relieved of command for "browbeating his crew, ignoring his executive officer and chief of the boat, and acting as a tyrant." Florida entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard in July 2003 to undergo a refueling and conversion from an SSBN to an SSGN. Florida completed her conversion in April 2006 and is homeported in Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. On 25 May 2006 she had a return to service ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Ms. Carlucci was the ship's sponsor for her recommissioning in Mayport, Florida in May 2006. source: SSGN-728 website - - - - - The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 28 February 1975 and her keel was laid down on the bicentennial of the United States independence, 4 July 1976. The boat was unnamed at the keel-laying ceremony. The initial ship's crew formed the precommissioning unit on 8 July 1980. The first shipboard watches were stationed on 14 February 1981 to support the operational control transfer of engineering systems to ship's force control. The Secretary of the Navy finally named her on 19 January 1981. Florida was launched on 14 November 1981 sponsored by Mrs. Marcia M. Carlucci, wife of then Deputy Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci. The reactor was initially taken critical on 13 November 1982; the ship went into service and the crew moved onboard on 21 January 1983. Florida commenced initial builders' sea trials on 21 February 1983 and was subsequently delivered to the Navy on 17 May 1983, 43 days ahead of schedule. She was commissioned on 18 June 1983, with Captain William L. Powell in command of the Blue Crew and Captain George R. Sterner in command of the Gold Crew. Both crews successfully completed the demonstration and shakedown operations, each culminated by the successful launch of a Trident C-4 missile. Florida transited the Panama Canal in February and arrived in Bangor, Washington on 25 March 1984. She completed her first strategic deterrent patrol on 25 July 1984. As of November 2002, Florida had successfully completed 61 strategic deterrent patrols. She won the Battle E in 1989, 1991, 1994, 1999, and 2002. In 1991, she won the Marjorie Sterrett Battleship Fund Award. In 1997, Florida's skipper, Commander Michael J. Alfonso, was relieved of command "because he had been unable to foster an effective command team so necessary to the success of the U.S. submarine force." Conversion to SSGN: Florida entered Norfolk Naval Shipyard in July 2003 to undergo a refueling and conversion from an SSBN to an SSGN. Florida completed her conversion in April 2006 and is homeported in Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. On 25 May 2006 she had a return to service ceremony at Naval Station Mayport, Florida. Ms. Carlucci was the ship's sponsor for her recommissioning in Mayport, Florida in May 2006. Operation Odyssey Dawn 2011: On 19 March 2011, in conjunction with other U.S. Navy and Royal Navy warships and submarines, Florida fired scores of Tomahawk missiles at Libyan air defense targets as part of Operation Odyssey Dawn. The Tomahawk missile strikes allowed British, French, and allied warplanes to begin enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya, preventing Muammar Gaddafi from using his air force to attack rebels in his country. This was the first combat action for the Florida or any other Ohio-class submarine. During Operation Odyssey Dawn, Florida launched 93 Tomahawk missiles, with 90 effective, out of her total magazine of about 160 missiles. Of the four Ohio-class SSGNs in the U.S. Navy, Florida was the only one that was available for use in Operation Odyssey Dawn since she was the only one that had been assigned to cruise the Mediterranean Sea. Some other Tomahawk missiles were fired by American surface ships and by a few Royal Navy nuclear submarines. On 28 June 2010, Florida was one of three Ohio-class submarines involved in a US response to Chinese missile testing in the contested East China Sea. Florida, Ohio, and Michigan all surfaced simultaneously in the waters of the British Indian Ocean Territory, the Philippines, and the Republic of Korea respectively. USS Florida was sent to the Persian Gulf in autumn 2023, during the Israel-Hamas war. Earlier that year in April, the Navy reported that Florida was one of two Ohio-class SSGNs, cruising through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea, while operating in the Middle East. source: wikipedia |
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Florida ... is a state in the Southeastern and South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders the Gulf of America (Gulf of Mexico) to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Straits of Florida to the south, and The Bahamas to the southeast. About two-thirds of Florida occupies a peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. It has the longest coastline in the contiguous United States, spanning approximately 1,350 miles (2,170 km), not including its many barrier islands. With a population of over 23 million, it is the third-most populous state in the United States and ranks seventh in population density as of 2020. Florida spans 65,758 square miles (170,310 km2), ranking 22nd in area among the states. The Miami metropolitan area, anchored by the cities of Miami, Fort Lauderdale, and West Palm Beach, is the state's largest metropolitan area, with a population of 6.138 million; the most populous city is Jacksonville. Florida's other major population centers include Tampa Bay, Orlando, Cape Coral, and the state capital of Tallahassee. |
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