![]() They are designed specifically for stealth and the precise delivery of nuclear warheads. The Navy’s ballistic missile submarines, often referred to as “boomers,” serve as an undetectable launch platform for submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs). USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827) will be the second named Columbia-class submarine. Navy’s Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines. ![]() The Columbia-class submarine, formerly known as the SSBN-X Future Follow-on Submarine, is a new class of nuclear submarines designed to replace the U.S. “Following in the wake of the great battleship, this Wisconsin will serve as the first line of deterrence and defense in today’s era of Great Power Competition.” “The Wisconsin namesake carries a great legacy that will undoubtedly be continued with our next Columbia class submarine,” said Braithwaite. She currently serves as a museum battleship at Nauticus Berthing in Norfolk, Virginia. ![]() In 1991, Wisconsin was again decommissioned. She was then recommissioned in 1988 and participated in the Persian Gulf War. After the war, Wisconsin was briefly decommissioned only to be reactivated for the Korean War, serving until 1958. Reaching the Pacific to serve in combat, she served at the Philippines, Iwo Jima, Okinawa, and the final bombardents of the Japanese homelands. The Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64) commissioned in April 1944, was the second ship to bear the name. In 1908, she joined the battleships of the Atlantic Fleet for the transpacific leg of the Great White Fleet. Wisconsin operated in the Far East, with the Asiatic Fleet, before she returned to the United States in the autumn of 1906. She was commissioned into the fleet in 1901 and served as the flagship of the Pacific fleet until 1903. USS Wisconsin (BB-9), an Illinois-class pre-dreadnought battleship, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 30th state. Following in the wake of the great battleship, this Wisconsin will serve as the first line of deterrence and defense in today’s era of Great Power Competition. The Wisconsin namesake carries a great legacy that will undoubtedly be continued with our next Columbia class submarine. This will be the third Naval vessel to bear the state name and will carry the hull number SSBN-827. 28 that the newest Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine will be named in honor of the state of Wisconsin. Unveiling ceremony at 9:30am inflatable submarine christening on Capitol Square after the museum ceremony.U.S. ![]() She is now decommissioned and serves as a museum ship in Norfolk, VA. The vessel saw action in World War II and the Korean War and was retired in 1991 after participating in Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield. The Wisconsin tradition continued with the Iowa-class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-64), commissioned in 1943, two years to the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor, HI. She was retired as a training ship in 1910. The Illinois-class battleship USS Wisconsin (BB-9) sailed as the flagship of the Pacific Fleet from 1898-1903 and sailed around the world with the Great White Fleet in 1909. Wisconsin has a long association with U.S. SSBN 827 is scheduled for completion in 2030. Its length will be 560ft which is approximately double the height of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. The vessel is one of 12 subs under construction at Newport News in Virginia at a cost of 7.59 billion dollars. military’s primary mission to protect the homeland and functions as an essential piece of our national nuclear deterrence triad. The Columbia Class submarine program supports the U.S. SSBN 827 is a Columbia Class nuclear submarine. Navy vessel to be named in honor of our state carrying on a century-plus naval tradition. Navy has named one of 12 new Columbia-class nuclear submarines as USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827) in honor of our great state. Press release: The Wisconsin Veterans Museum will be unveiling a piece of the new USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827) submarine in a ceremony on Saturday, August 27 th.
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