The U.S. Navy plans to retire its four Ohio-class SSGN submarines by 2028, removing a critical multi-mission asset.

Ohio-class guided-missile ... can also accommodate a Dry Deck Shelter (DDS), enhancing the SSGNs' SOF capabilities. During conversion, each SSGN received the Common Submarine Radio Room and ...

The fall of the USSR and Cold War’s end reshaped U.S. and Russian nuclear strategies, reflected in the Strategic Arms ...

What You Need to Know: The U.S. Navy's four conventionally-armed Ohio-class submarines (SSGNs), converted ... modified to lockout-out chambers for Dry Deck Shelter (DDS), NavalNews.com explained.

The only current resident of a Puget Sound dry dock is the guided missile submarine USS Ohio. The old submarine is sitting in Dry Dock 2, hopefully winding down a refit that got underway in early ...

The 14 Ohio-class SSBNs can carry up to 24 submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) with multiple independently-targeted warheads. However, under the New Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty ...

USS Ohio, lead ship ... been disarmed and put into a dry dock. The reactor is shut down and completely de-fueled. The main storage battery is then removed. The submarine is cut open to allow ...