Ohio-class guided-missile submarines (SSGN) provide the Navy with unprecedented strike and special operation mission capabilities from a stealthy, clandestine platform. Armed with tactical ...

The Ohio-class design allows the submarines to operate for 15 or more years between major overhauls. On average, the submarines spend 77 days at sea followed by 35 days in-port for maintenance.

In June 2010, it was one of the three Ohio-class submarines to surface simultaneously in different parts of the Indo-Pacific, a surprisingly visible event that sent a message to China. Although ...

The USS Ohio is a first-in-class nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine. The repairs were major, including interior work and modernization efforts. The US Navy's oldest submarine still in active ...