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USS Kentucky (SSBN-737)
| Career | 
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|---|---|
| Ordered: | 13 August 1985 |
| Laid down: | 18 December 1987 |
| Launched: | 11 August 1990 |
| Commissioned: | 13 July 1991 |
| Fate: | |
| Homeport: | Bangor, Washington |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 14866 tons light, 16921 tons full, 2055 tons dead |
| Length: | 170.6 meters (560 feet) |
| Beam: | 12.8 meters (42 feet) |
| Draft: | 11.5 meters (38 feet) |
| Propulsion: | S8G reactor |
| Complement: | 13 officers, 140 men |
| Armament: | MK-48 Torpedoes
24 Trident II D-5 Ballistic Missiles |
| Motto: | Thoroughbred Of The Fleet |
USS Kentucky (SSBN-737), a Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 15th state.
The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 13 August 1985 and her keel was laid down on 18 December 1987. She was launched on 11 August 1990 sponsored by Mrs. Larry J. Hopkins, and commissioned on 13 July 1991, with Captain Michael G. Riegel commanding the Blue Crew and Captain Joseph Henry commanding the Gold Crew.
On 19 March 1998 south of Long Island, New York, Kentucky collided with San Juan (SSN-751). Neither sub was seriously damaged, and no injuries occurred.
See USS Kentucky for other ships of the same name.
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