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.
USS Nevada (SSBN-733) off the United States East Coast on her commissioning day, 16 August 1986.
Nevada in drydock
Nevada with Seattle in Background
The Ohio class of nuclear-powered submarines includes the United States Navy's 14 ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and its four cruise missile submarines (SSGNs). Each displacing 18,750 tons submerged, the Ohio-class boats are the largest submarines ever built for the U.S. Navy. They are also the third-largest submarines ever built, behind the Russian Navy's Soviet era 48,000-ton Typhoon class, the last of which was retired in 2023, and 24,000-ton Borei class. Capable of carrying 24 Trident II missiles apiece, the Ohio class are equipped with just as many missiles as, if not more than, either the Borei class (16) or the deactivated Typhoon class (20).
USS Ohio, during her commissioning ceremony in 1981.
USS Michigan (SSBN-727) at a dry-dock in November 2002, before its conversion to an SSGN
USS Ohio being converted from an SSBN to an SSGN in March 2004
Artist's concept of an Ohio-class SSGN launching Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles