#USS Alaska (SSBN-732)

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USS ALASKA (SSBN-732) during its commissioning at the Naval Submarine Base, Groton, Connecticut.

NARA: 6409463

Photographed by PH3 Zopf on January 25, 1986.

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Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska SSBN-732.

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210628-N-NO901-1004 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Via Flickr: PORT OF GIBRALTAR (June 28, 2021) The U.S. Navy submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) arrived at the Port of Gibraltar, June 28, 2021. This brief stop strengthens cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom-Gibraltar, and demonstrates U.S. capability, readiness, flexibility, and continuing commitment as part of NATO. The USS Alaska, an Ohio-class submarine, is homeported in Kings Bay, Ga. (U.S. Navy courtesy photo. /Released)

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USS Alaska (SSBN-732) Ohio-claas ballistic missile submarine.

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The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) Gold Crew returns to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, following a strategic deterrent patrol.

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USS Alaska (SSBN 732) Returns to Kings Bay

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US Navy Ballistic-Missile Submarine USS Alaska Gold Returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay The Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732)(Gold) returns to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., following a strategic deterrence patrol.

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170615-N-UM609-109 KINGS BAY, Ga. (June 15, 2017) Sailors assigned to the ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) assemble topside to commemorate the submarine's 100th patrol following a medical evacuation exercise with a U.S. Coast Guard HH-65 "Dolphin" helicopter. (U.S Coast Guard photo/Released)

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USS Alaska (SSBN-732) tied up alongside the submarine tender USS Mckee (AS-41) at Seward, Alaska.

Photographed by George G. Ortiz on July 6, 1987.

NARA: 6429725

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State Ship Series: USS ALASKA

There have been one ships commissioned named after the state of Alaska in the US Navy. The state of Alaska was admitted into the United States on January 3, 1959.

1. USS ALASKA (SSBN-732):

Class: Ohio

Type: Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine

Ordered: February 27, 1978

Laid down: March 9, 1983

Christened/Launched: January 12, 1985

Sponsor: Mrs. Catherine Stevens

Commissioned: January 25, 1986

Motto: Alert, Confident, Able

Awards: Navy Battle Efficiency "E" ("Battle E") award for 2004, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, and 2021; United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Omaha Trophy for 2005, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2019 and 2021; Meritorious Unit Commendation for meritorious service from Oct. 2011 to Dec. 2013 and 2016 to 2018; 2014 Battenberg Cup

Status: Active

Her current homeport is Kings Bay, Georgia.

There has been three ships named after the territory of Alaska in the US Navy.

1. USS ALASKA (1868):

Type: Sloop-of-War

Laid down: August 22, 1867

Sponsor: Miss Grace Hull, the daughter of Mayor Liverus Hull of Charlestown, Boston

Christened/Launched: October 31, 1868

Commissioned: December 8, 1869

Decommissioned: October 5, 1876

Recommissioned: April 23, 1878

Decommissioned: February 13, 1883

Fate: Sold on November 20, 1883

"The ship carried out hydrographic surveys, sounding the Alaska Deep (now the Peru–Chile Trench) and the Alaska Rise (now the Chile Rise)."

2. USS ALASKA (ID-3035):

Type: Minesweeper

Completed: 1881

Acquired: September 18, 1918

Commissioned: September 18, 1918

Stricken: January 10, 1919

Fate: Returned to owner on January 10, 1919

She was a steam-powered commercial fishing trawler that was chartered by the US Navy for World War I and kept her civilian name. She served in the Charleston area for the war and briefly thereafter as a minesweeper and patrol vessel. She was in commercial service from 1881 to 1918 and from 1919.

3. USS ALASKA (CB-1):

Class: Alaska

Type: Large Cruiser

Ordered: September 9, 1940

Laid down: December 17, 1941

Sponsored: Dorothy Smith Gruening, the wife of Governor Ernest Gruening of Alaska.

Christened/Launched: August 15, 1943

Commissioned: June 17, 1944

Award: 3 battle stars during WWII

Decommissioned: February 17, 1947

Stricken: June 1, 1960

Fate: Scrapped in 1960

"Due to being commissioned late in the war, Alaska saw relatively limited service. She participated in operations off Iwo Jima and Okinawa in February–July 1945, including providing anti-aircraft defense for various carrier task forces and conducting limited shore bombardment operations. She shot down several Japanese aircraft off Okinawa, including a possible Ohka piloted missile. In July–August 1945 she participated in sweeps for Japanese shipping in the East China and Yellow Seas. After the war, she assisted in the occupation of Korea and transported a contingent of US Army troops back to the United States"

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U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command: NH 97126

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USS Alaska (SSBN 732), one of 14 such subs operational in the U.S. fleet. Join our community: Military Defence

Some scale for the massive Ohio-class fleet ballistic missile submarines (SSBN), or "boomers". They are designed for extreme stealth and the precision delivery of 24 Trident II nuclear missiles.

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210628-N-NO901-1002 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Via Flickr: PORT OF GIBRALTAR (June 28, 2021) The U.S. Navy submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) arrived at the Port of Gibraltar, June 28, 2021. This brief stop strengthens cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom-Gibraltar, and demonstrates U.S. capability, readiness, flexibility, and continuing commitment as part of NATO. The USS Alaska, an Ohio-class submarine, is homeported in Kings Bay, Ga (U.S. Navy courtesy photo. /Released)

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210628-N-NO901-1007 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Via Flickr: 210628-N-NO901-1007 PORT OF GIBRALTAR (June 28, 2021) The U.S. Navy submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) arrived at the Port of Gibraltar, June 28, 2021. This brief stop strengthens cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom-Gibraltar, and demonstrates U.S. capability, readiness, flexibility, and continuing commitment as part of NATO. The USS Alaska, an Ohio-class submarine, is homeported in Kings Bay, Ga. (U.S. Navy Master Chief Electricians Mate Nuclear (Submarine) Eric Armbrister /Released)

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210628-N-NO901-1006 by Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. 6th Fleet Via Flickr: 210628-N-NO901-1006 PORT OF GIBRALTAR (June 28, 2021) The U.S. Navy submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) arrived at the Port of Gibraltar, June 28, 2021. This brief stop strengthens cooperation between the United States and the United Kingdom-Gibraltar, and demonstrates U.S. capability, readiness, flexibility, and continuing commitment as part of NATO. The USS Alaska, an Ohio-class submarine, is homeported in Kings Bay, Ga. (U.S. Navy Master Chief Electricians Mate Nuclear (Submarine) Eric Armbrister /Released)