USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730)

Surfaced 16,764 tons, 18,750 tons submerged

170.7 m

12.8 m

11.1 m

15 officers, 140 sailors

A S8G reactor

Dipped 20 kn

24 ICBMs, 4 torpedo tubes

The USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730) is a nuclear submarine of the United States Navy and is part of the Ohio - class. As Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear she leads with 24 ICBMs.

History

The construction contract for SSBN -730 was issued on June 6, 1977 at the Electric Boat shipyard. In the dry dock of EB in Groton, Connecticut, the submarine was in 1981 placed on the stack. At that time, provided as the name USS Rhode Iceland. As on 1 September 1983, just days before launch and baptism, but of Senator Henry M. Jackson died, a patron of the Navy, was the proposed name change and christened the boat on the name USS Henry M. Jackson. The Baptism of the actual name USS Rhode Iceland should make Mrs. William French Smith. Due to the name change baptized the daughter of Henry Martin Jackson, Miss Anna Marie Jackson, the submarine. Thus, it is the only unit of the Ohio class, which was not named after a U.S. state.

The Henry M. Jackson was placed in the United States Navy service in 1984. The first commander was, for the Blue Crew Captain Ralph L. Tindal and for the Gold Crew Captain Mike A. Farmer. Since then, Jackson moves to the deterrence with ICBMs patrols. An incident with the Henry M. Jackson was known: they collided with a fishing boat in 1987, whereupon the Navy had to pay compensation in the amount of approximately $ 25,000.