USS Wisconsin (SSBN-827)

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USS Wisconsin (SSBN-827)
Columbia-class submarine, NAVSEA concept.png
Graphic artist concept (2012)
History
United States
NameWisconsin
NamesakeThe state of Wisconsin
Laid downPlanned for FY 2024[1]
General characteristics
Class and type Columbia-class submarine
TypeBallistic missile submarine (SSBN)
Installed powerNuclear reactor

USS Wisconsin (SSBN-827) is a future United States Navy ballistic missile submarine. This will be the second Columbia-class 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]

Naming and construction[]

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 on Wisconsin is scheduled to be procured in FY2024. The Columbia-class submarines are set to replace the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine. The lead boat USS Columbia (SSBN-826) officially began construction on October 1, 2020 and is scheduled to enter service in 2031.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ "Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ Burgess, Richard. "SECNAV Selects USS Wisconsin as Name of Second Columbia SSBN". seapowermagazine.org. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ABOUT THE BATTLESHIP". nauticus. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ "SECNAV Names Newest Columbia-Class Submarine USS Wisconsin". U.S. Navy. U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ "BALDWIN, JOHNSON INTRODUCE SENATE RESOLUTION RECOMMENDING THE NEXT U.S. NAVY SUBMARINE BE NAMED "U.S.S. WISCONSIN"". Baldwin.Senate. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. ^ "U.S. Navy to name submarine after Wisconsin". Fox 11 News. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Navy to name new submarine the USS Wisconsin following push from Sen. Tammy Baldwin". Wisconsin State Journal. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. ^ "NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW" (PDF). Defense.gov. U.S. Department of Defense. p. 49. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
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