USS Maine (SSBN-741)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Maine.

USS Maine (SSBN-741) is a United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine in commission since 1995. She is the fourth U.S. Navy ship authorized, and the third commissioned, to be named in honor of the state of Maine. She has the capability to carry 24 nuclear armed Trident ballistic missiles.

USS Maine (SSBN-741)

USS Maine (SSBN-741) in the Caribbean Sea approximately 50 nautical miles (93 kilometers) due south of Naval Station Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico.
History
United States
Namesake	The U.S. state of Maine
Ordered	5 October 1988
Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down	3 July 1990
Launched	16 July 1994
Commissioned	29 July 1995
Homeport	Bangor, Washington
Motto	Leadership, Peace, Vigilance
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class & type	Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine
Displacement	16,764 long tons (17,033 t) surfaced[1][2] 18,750 long tons (19,050 t) submerged[1]
Length	560 ft (170 m)
Beam	42 ft (13 m)[1]
Draft	38 ft (12 m)
Propulsion	1 × S8G PWR nuclear reactor[1] (HEU 93.5%[3][4]) 2 × geared turbines[1] 1 × 325 hp (242 kW) auxiliary motor 1 × shaft @ 60,000 shp (45,000 kW)[1]
Speed	Greater than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)[5]
Test depth	Greater than 800 feet (240 m)[5]
Complement	15 officers[1][2] 140 enlisted[1][2]
Armament	MK-48 torpedoes 20 × Trident II D-5 ballistic missiles

Construction and commissioning

The contract to build Maine was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation, Groton, Connecticut, on 5 October 1988, and her keel was laid there on 3 July 1990. Maine was launched on 16 July 1994, delivered to the U.S. Navy on 23 June 1995, and commissioned on 29 July 1995 at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, on the shore of its namesake state.

Service history

Maine has been homeported at Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor, Washington since December 2005. Prior to this, she was homeported at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay from August 1995 until December 2005.

Maine Gold in fiction

• The Maine plays a major role in Tom Clancy's novel The Sum of All Fears.