‘This Submarine Can’t Be Replaced’: The Ohio-Class Have a Message for the U.S. Navy

‘This Submarine Can’t Be Replaced’: The Ohio-Class Have a Message for the U.S. Navy

The U.S. Navy’s 14 Ohio-class SSBN ballistic missile submarines form the sea-based leg of America’s nuclear triad. Each submarine carries 20 Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles with multiple independently-targeted warheads and a range of 4,000 miles. The Ohio-class is 560 feet long, displaces 18,750 tons submerged, runs on an S8G nuclear reactor at over 20 knots, dives below 984 feet, and carries 155 sailors. Each boat operates w…