USS Nevada (SSBN-733)

USS Nevada (SSBN-733) off the United States East Coast on her commissioning day, 16 August 1986.
History
United States
Namesake	The U.S. state of Nevada
Ordered	7 January 1981
Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down	8 August 1983
Launched	14 September 1985
Sponsored by	Mrs. Carol Laxalt
Commissioned	16 August 1986
Homeport	Bangor, Washington
Motto	Silent Sentry
Honors and awards	Both Crews: Battle Efficiency Award (Battle "E") 2005 Blue Crew: Battle "E" 2006 Gold Crew Engineering "E", Supply "S", Tactical "T", Medical "M", Deck "D", 2006 and 2007 Both Crews: Omaha Trophy 2018
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and 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

USS Nevada (SSBN-733) is a United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine that has been in commission since 1986. She is the fourth ship of the U.S. Navy to be named for Nevada, the 36th state.

Construction and commissioning

The contract to build Nevada was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 7 January 1981 and her keel was laid down there on 8 August 1983. She was launched on 14 September 1985 sponsored by Mrs. Carol Laxalt, the wife of United States Senator Paul Laxalt of Nevada, and commissioned on 16 August 1986, with Captain F.W. Rohm in command of the Blue Crew and Captain William Stone in command of the Gold Crew.

Service history

During the night of 1–2 August 2006, Nevada was operating in the Strait of Juan de Fuca when she snagged and broke the 500-foot (150-metre) towline between the tug Phyllis Dunlap and one of two barges carrying empty containers that Phyllis Dunlap was towing from Honolulu, Hawaii, to Seattle, Washington.^[6] Fiberglass portions of Nevada's sail were damaged, and a second tug had to recover the drifting barge.^[6]

In both 2005 and 2006 and again in 2018, Nevada's crew was awarded with the Battle Efficiency Award (Battle "E").^{[citation needed]} This award is given to the best submarine in its respective submarine squadron and is determined based on performance in inspections for tactical readiness and nuclear reactor safety, among other factors.

In February 2008, Nevada entered Puget Sound Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility, Bremerton Site for a regularly scheduled Engineering Refueling Overhaul. The 'Green' crew worked for nearly 30 months on the refit and refuel until they were separated back to the 'Gold' and 'Blue' crews on 21 July 2010 in preparation for workups and sea trials.

Nevada was awarded the 2018 Omaha Trophy^[7] on 21 August 2019. The Blue and Gold crews received the trophy to recognize their high standards of performance in the command's mission areas.^[8] The ballistic missile submarine has been regarded as "one of the US Navy's most powerful weapons" in 2022.^[9]