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History | |
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United States | |
Name | Wisconsin |
Namesake | The state of Wisconsin |
Laid down | Planned for FY 2024 [1] |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Columbia-class submarine |
Type | Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) |
Installed power | Nuclear reactor |
USS Wisconsin (SSBN-827) will be the second Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine. She is the third vessel of the United States Navy to be named after the state of Wisconsin, [2] the last of which was the Iowa-class battleship, USS Wisconsin (BB-64), decommissioned in 1991 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register in 2006. [3]
On October 28, 2020, it was announced by Secretary of the Navy Kenneth J. Braithwaite that the second named Columbia-class submarine would bear the name Wisconsin. [4] This came from a bipartisan push from U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Ron Johnson. [5] Both senators cited Wisconsin's history of shipbuilding as a reason to name a new submarine after the state. [6] [7] Construction of the Wisconsin is scheduled for fiscal year 2024.
The Columbia-class submarines are set to replace the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine. The lead boat USS District of Columbia (SSBN-826) officially began construction on October 1, 2020, and is scheduled to enter service in 2031. [8]