USS Wisconsin (SSBN-827)

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

For other ships with the same name, see USS Wisconsin.

USS Wisconsin (SSBN-827)
Graphic artist concept (2012)
History
United States
Name: USS Wisconsin
Namesake: The state of Wisconsin
Laid down: Planned for FY 2024[1]
General characteristics
Class and type: Columbia-class submarine
Type: Ballistic missile submarine (SSBN)
Installed power: Nuclear reactor

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 the 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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