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Alaska (SSBN-732)


Ohio Class Ballistic Missile Submarine: Laid down, 9 March 1983, at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT; Launched, 12 January 1985; Commissioned, USS Alaska (SSBN-732), 25 January 1986; Alaska is assigned to the Atlantic Fleet and is homeported at Kings Bay, Ga.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 16, 600 t., Submerged: 18,750 t.; Length 560' ; Beam 42'; Draft 38'; Speed, Surfaced/Submerged 20+ kts; Complement 153; Test depth 1,200'; Armament, 24 missile tubes, four 21" torpedo tubes; Propulsion, S8G Nuclear Reactor, two geared turbines at 60,000 shp, one propeller.
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Ohio Class63kCut out of the Ohio Class submarine.
Courtesy of Robert Hall.
Alabama92k A port bow view of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Alabama (SSN-731) moored at a pier prior to the beginning of its commissioning ceremony on 25 May 1985. The nearly complete Alaska (SSBN-732) is on the building ways on the left.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-85-08051, by PH3 Kathy Keil, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Alaska115k Appropriate photo of the Alaska (SSBN-732) covered in snow at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT., on her commissioning day, 25 January 1986.
U.S. Navy photo N-4560R-001 by Gene Royer, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Alaska45k The nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Alaska (SSBN-732) moored to pier during its commissioning ceremony, 25 January 1986.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SN-86-02688 by Wiseman, courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
Alaska749k A port bow view of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Alaska (SSBN-732) during its commissioning, 25 January 1986.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-86-03676 by PH3 Zoph, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Alaska18k Commemorative post mark on the occasion of the commissioning of the Alaska (SSBN-732), 25 January 1986.
Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Alaska72kAlaska (SSBN-732), underway, possibly during her seatrials off the New England coast, circa 1986-87.
US Navy photo, courtesy of the US Navy Web Site for USS Alaska.
Alaska110kThe large harbor tug Ottumwa (YTB-761) assists the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Alaska (SSBN-732) away from Delta Pier on 1 Jun 1987 at NSB Bangor, WA. Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-ST-88-05574 by Brian Nokell, courtesy of Bill Gonyo.
Alaska299kA port beam view of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Alaska (SSBN-732), underway en route to Dabob Bay Range for trials off the Naval Submarine base at Bangor, Washington, 1 Jun 1987. The Olympic mountain range is in the background.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-88-05579 by Brian Nokell, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Alaska534k A starboard view of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Alaska (SSBN-732) tied up alongside the submarine tender McKee (AS-41), 6 Jul 1987 at Seward, Alaska.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-88-05569 by PH2 George G. Ortiz, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Alaska665k The submarine tender McKee (AS-41) and the nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine Alaska (SSBN-732) moored in their honorary home port for an Independence Day celebration on 1 Jan 1988 at Seward, Alaska.
Official U.S. Navy Photograph # DN-SC-88-01981 by Diane Muehlman, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil.
Alaska271k The U.S. Navy's Trident nuclear powered submarine Alaska (SSBN-732) is guided into an explosives handling wharf at the Naval Station, Submarine Base, Bangor, WA., Aug. 15, 1998.
U.S. Navy photo N-4560R-001 by Gene Royer, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Alaska32k Commemorative postal cover issued on the occasion of Submarine Centennial Day Proclaimation, April 28, 2000, with the Alaska (SSBN-732) inset.
Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
Alaska372k Alaska (SSBN-732) Commanding Officer Cmdr. Jon Fahs salutes commodore Submarine Squadron 19, Capt. Derek Hesse before making the journey to Norfolk, Va. from Bangor, Wash. on July 8, 2006. Alaska is changing homeports to Kings Bay, Ga., and undergoing an engineering refueling overhaul in Norfolk.
U.S. Navy photo C-7770B-001 by Danise Barnes, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Alaska185k Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NROTC) midshipmen embark the Alaska (SSBN-732) for a 24 hour underway guided tour on July 19, 2006.
U.S. Navy photo N-0209M-002 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Martin, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Alaska551k Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipman 3rd Class Samantha Greco peers through a periscope aboard the Alaska (SSBN-732) while receiving instruction from a crew member during a 24 hour underway guided tour on July 19, 2006. Greco is part of a group of midshipmen who have come together from universities across the country to participate in the annual Career Orientation and Training for Midshipmen (CORTRAMID) program. The purpose of the tour was to help familiarize midshipmen with the operations and mission of the submarine community by allowing them to participate in training exercises while underway.
U.S. Navy photo N-0209M-009 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Martin, courtesy of news.navy.mil.
Alaska485k Naval Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (NROTC) Midshipman 3rd Class Bryne Welden steers the bow of the Alaska (SSBN-732) during a 24 hour underway guided tour.
U.S. Navy photo N-0209M-014 by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Joshua Martin, courtesy of news.navy.mil.

There is no DANFS History currently available for Alaska (SSBN-732) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Official US Navy Web Site for - USS Alaska (SSBN-732)
FAS - SSBN-726 Ohio Class FBM Submarines


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