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US Navy - Ballistic / Guided Missile SubmarineSSBN SSGN 727 - USS Michigan |
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Type,
class: Ballistic Missile Submarine, nuclear
propulsion - SSBN; Ohio class converted and reclassified to Guided Missile Submarine - SSGN Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut, USA STATUS: Awarded: February 28, 1975 Laid down: April 4, 1977 Launched: April 26, 1980 Commissioned: September 11, 1982 converted and reclassified to SSGN IN SERVICE Homeport: Naval Base Kitsap, Bangor, Washington Namesake: State of Michigan Ships Motto: TUEBOR (I will defend) Technical Data: see: INFO > Ohio class Basllistic Missile Submarine - SSBN |
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SSGN 727 - USS Michigan  Busan, Republic of Korea - April 2017  with dry-deck shelter mounted - Busan, Republic of Korea - April 2017  Busan, Republic of Korea - April 2017  Bremerton, Washington - November 2016 Naval Magazine Indian Island, Washington - August 2015  Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan - July 2015  Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan - July 2015  Fleet Activities Yokosuka, Japan - July 2015  Busan, Republic of Korea - June 2015  Apra Harbor, Guam - March 2015  Apra Harbor, Guam - March 2015  Naval Base Kitsap, Bremerton, Washington - September 2012  Polaris Point, Guam - September 2012  Polaris Point, Guam - September 2012  Polaris Point, Guam - September 2012  Polaris Point, Guam - September 2012  Polaris Point, Guam - September 2012  Yokosuka, Japan - June 2012  Yokosuka, Japan - June 2012  Yokosuka, Japan - June 2012  Polaris Pint, Guam - May 2012  HMAS Stirling, Australia - April 2012  Pacific Ocean - February 2012  alongside the Submarine Tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) at Polaris Point, Guam - January 2012  alongside the Submarine Tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) at Polaris Point, Guam - January 2012  alongside the Submarine Tender USS Frank Cable (AS 40) at Polaris Point, Guam - January 2012  Indian Island, Washington - June 2011  Busan, Republic of Korea - December 2010  Yokosuka, Japan - September 2010  Busan, Republic of Korea - June 2010  Busan, Republic of Korea - April 2010  SSGN conversion graphic SSBN 727 - USS Michigan  Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington - February 2004  Naval Submarine Base Bangor, Washington - November 2002  Pearl Harbor, Hawaii - February 1990  June 1983  April 1983  April 1983  April 1983  a Trident SLBM was launched fron USS Michigan (SSBN 727) - November 1982  commissioning ceremony September 11, 1982  commissioning ceremony September 11, 1982  commissioning ceremony September 11, 1982  inclining experiments - May 1982  USS Michigan (SSBN 727) - above |
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USS Michigan (SSGN 727) is the second submarine of the Ohio-class of
ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) and guided missile submarines
(SSGNs), and the third U.S. Navy ship to bear the name. Michigan was launched on April 26, 1980, christened by Margaret Nedzi, the wife of Rep. Lucien Nedzi (D-Mich.), and was commissioned nearly 30 months later on Sept. 11, 1982. Capt. W.E. Rickman (Blue Crew) and Capt. F.M. Conway III (Gold Crew) were Michigan's first commanding officers. Michigan was built to carry the Navy's third generation submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), the Trident C-4. After arriving in Bangor in March 1983, Michigan would carry out her primary mission of deterrence for nearly 20 years, conducting more than 60 strategic deterrent patrols. At the conclusion of the Cold War, Michigan, Ohio and two sister ships - USS Florida (SSBN 728) and USS Georgia (SSBN 729) - were considered for decommissioning. Instead, the Navy chose to convert the Ohio-class seaframe to carry Tomahawk land attack missiles (TLAMs) or other payloads in lieu of ballistic missiles. Following more than three years of reconfiguration at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Michigan rejoined the fleet as a guided-missile submarine on June 11, 2007, following in the footsteps of Ohio. Florida and Georgia would also be converted into SSGNs in the following years. In addition to their makeovers, Michigan and Ohio began forward-deployed operations out of Polaris Point, Guam - much as their SSBN forerunners did throughout the Cold War. Similarly, the Kings Bay, Ga. -based Florida and Georgia operate out of Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. In their current role, Michigan and her fellow SSGNs stand ready to support U.S. operations around the world, as Florida did by launching Tomahawks during Operation Odyssey Dawn in Libya in 2011. And Michigan has continued to prove her readiness to defend the nation by capturing the prestigious Battle Efficiency Award, or Battle "E", for Submarine Squadron 19 in back-to-back years - the Blue Crew won in 2010, while the Gold Crew took home the 2011 award. source: SSGN-727 website - - - - - Michigan was constructed at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, and was commissioned on 11 September 1982. Michigan arrived in Bangor, Washington, on 16 March 1983 and completed sixty-six Strategic Deterrent Patrols. As of June 2007, Michigan has been converted to an SSGN at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard. Her hull classification symbol then changed from SSBN-727 to SSGN-727. On 12 December 2009, Michigan returned to Naval Base Kitsap, her home base, completing her first deployment after the SSGN conversion. The deployment began 10 November 2008, and included numerous missions. The ship also completed several theater security cooperation engagements with Pacific Rim nations. On 28 June 2010, Michigan was one of three Ohio-class submarines involved in a US response to Chinese missile testing in the contested East China Sea. Michigan, Ohio, and Florida all surfaced simultaneously in the waters of South Korea, the Philippines, and the British Indian Ocean Territory respectively. On 25 April 2017, Michigan docked in Busan, South Korea, during a time of heightened tensions with North Korea. Later it will join the USS Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group in the Sea of Japan for exercises. Photographs show a dry deck shelter mounted on the Michigan. source: wikipedia |
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