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 | 105k | Submarine History Profiles:
First true submarine: Holland (SS-01) in 1900.
First U.S. Deisel submarine:E-1 (SS-24) in 1911.
First Fleet boat:V-1 (SS-163) in 1922.
First GUPPY: Odax (SS-484) in 1947.
First nuclear powered submarine:Nautilus (SSN-571) in 1954.
First submarine to completey circumnavigate the earth submerged:Triton (SSRN-586) in 1959.
Latest generation of U.S. ballastic submarines:Ohio (SSBN-726), in 1980. | US Navy photo courtesy of Robert Hall. Photo i.d. courtesy of Dave Johnston. |
 | 63k | Cut out of the Ohio Class submarine.
| Courtesy of Robert Hall. Photo added 08/19/08.
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 | 29k | Cut out/cross section of the Ohio Class (SSBN-726-743).
| US Navy photo courtesy of globalsecurity.org. |
 | 34k | Cut out/cross section of the Ohio Class (SSBN-726-743)
| US Navy photo courtesy of globalsecurity.org. |
 | 53k | Cut out/cross section of the Ohio Class (SSBN-726-743)
| US Navy photo courtesy of globalsecurity.org. |
 | 30k | Commemorative post mark on the occasion of the keel laying of the Ohio (SSBN-726) on 10 April 1976, at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics, Groton, CT.
| Photo courtesy of Jack Treutle. |
 | 54k | Artist's conception of the Ohio (SSBN-726) firing a missle submerged.
| US Navy photo courtesy of globalsecurity.org. |
 | 169k | Launching ceremony of the Jacksonville (SSN-699), at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp building piers at Groton, CT., Nov. 1978. The Ohio (SSBN-726) is alongside. | Courtesy of John Hummel. |
 | 129k | Taken December 8
1979 during the launch of the Phoneix (SSN-702).
Ohio (SSN-726) is in the water, the Michigan (SSBN-727) is on her starboard side out
of the water, and the Florida (SSBN-728) is partially visible in the
(starboard/aft) in the large assembly building.
The Boston (SSN-703) is barely visible just inside the open bay doors in the small
assembly building closest to the starboard side of the Florida (SSBN-728) and the
Phoneix is being launched. I believe that the City of Corpus Christi (SSN-705) is barely visible
behind the closed bay doors to the port of the Phoneix.
| US Navy photo courtesy of globalsecurity.org. Text courtesy of Bruce McCausland. |
 | 78k | Night shot at Electric Boat of Ohio (SSBN-726) being rolled out of Building 260 for the first time in 1979.
| US Navy photo courtesy of globalsecurity.org. Text courtesy of Richard Strangman. |
 | 80k | An aerial port bow view of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Ohio (SSN-726) underway on 1 Sep 1981.
| USN photo # DN-ST-82-06926 by PH2 Garlinghouse from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo. |
 | 123k | Ohio (SSBN-726), probably taken during her alpha sea trials off the coast of New England, circa 1981.
| US Navy photo courtesy of globalsecurity.org. |
 | 65k | Ohio (SSBN-726),probably taken during her alpha sea trials off the coast of New England, circa 1981.
| US Navy photo courtesy of globalsecurity.org. |
 | 69k | Stern view of the Ohio (SSBN-726), probably taken during her alpha sea trials off the coast of New England, circa 1981.
| US Navy photo courtesy of globalsecurity.org. |
 | 61k | Ohio (SSBN-726), probably taken during her alpha sea trials off the coast of New England, circa 1981.
| US Navy photo courtesy of Federation of American Scientists |
 | 29k | Ohio (SSBN-726), probably taken during her alpha sea trials off the coast of New England, circa 1981.
| US Navy photo courtesy of Federation of American Scientists |
 | 112k | A view of the harbor, looking toward shore, as families of crewmen gather on a rock in the foreground to watch the final precommissioning sea trials of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726). The submarine, built by General Dynamics Corp., is visible, center, near the shore on 1 Nov 1981.
| USN photo # DN-ST-82-01369, by PH1 Dale L. Anderson, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. |
 | 690k | CAPT Alton K. Thompson, center, commanding officer (blue crew), gives ADM Hyman G. Rickover, left, deputy assistant secretary for naval reactors, Department of Energy, and Vice President George H. W. Bush a tour of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) following the commissioning ceremony on 11 Nov 1981.
| USN photo # DN-ST-82-01645 by LT Carl Begy, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. |
 | 28k | Commemorative postal cover issued on the occasion of the Ohio's (SSBN-726) commissioning at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics, Groton, CT., 11 November 1981.
| Courtesy of Jack Treutle. |
 | 574k | A deck view, looking toward the bow, of the nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) with a crewman on deck and open missile tubes during precommissioning activities. The submarine, built by General Dynamics Corp., carries Trident C-4 (UGM-96) submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM), 1 Oct 1981.
| USN photo # DN-SN-82-03851, by PH1 Dale Anderson, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo. |
 | 357k | A silhouetted port side view of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) off the coast of Groton, Conn., before commissioning on 1 Nov 1981.
| USN photo # DN-ST-82-01368 by PH1 Dale L. Anderson, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. |
 | 658k | Missile Technician 1st Class (Submarines) (MT1) (SS) Bruce Gelinas sits at a control room console and participates in a simulated missile firing aboard the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) on 1 Nov 1981. The submarine built by General Dynamics Corp., carries Trident C-4 (UGM-96) submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBM).
| USN photo # DN-ST-82-01346 by PH1 Dale L. Anderson, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. |
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Electronics Technicians 2nd Class (Submarines) (ET2) (SS) Steven W. Lockhart Jr., using the telephone, and James R. Fackler man their stations during a precommissioning exercise aboard the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726).
| USN photo # DN-ST-82-01373 by PH1 Dale L. Anderson, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. |
 | 59k | Four crew members participate in a simulated missile firing in the control room during precommissioning activities aboard the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726). The participants are, from left, MT2 (SS) G. Lindquist, FTB2 (SS) Brian Douglass, FTB3 (SS) Brian King and FTB1 (SS) David Starnes.
| USN photo # DN-ST-82-01374 by PH1 Dale L. Anderson, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo. |
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Flag officers walk along the pier prior to the commissioning of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) on 11 Nov 1981. The Georgia (SSBN-729), to their right would be launched 6 November 1982. They are, front to back: ADM Hyman G. Rickover, in civilian clothes; ADM Harry Train II, front; VADM Steven A. White, middle; and ADM Thomas B. Hayward. The submarine was built by General Dynamics Corp.
| USN photo # DN-SN-82-01597 by PH2 Robert Hamilton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo. |
 | 71k | A port bow view of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) secured in the water during its commissioning on 11 Nov 1981. The partially-constructed nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Georgia (SSBN-729) displays a "Good Luck Ohio" banner nearby. Both ships are products of General Dynamics Corp. | USN photo # DN-ST-82-01626 by PH1 James Preston, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo.
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A port bow view of the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Ohio (SSBN-726) secured in the water during its commissioning. The partially-constructed nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Georgia (SSBN-729) is nearby displaying a "Good Luck Ohio" banner.
| USN photo # DN-SN-82-01603 by PH2 Robert Hamilton, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. & submitted by Bill Gonyo. |