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To: Sergio
Isn't it a "Ballistic Missile" submarine?

No. Four of the Ohio boats were converted to carry Tomahawks instead of ballistic missiles.

30 posted on 05/17/2019 1:37:24 PM PDT by Lower Deck
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To: Lower Deck
Cool, thanks for the clarification.

Here's what Wikipedia (I know, not the best source.) says about the Florida.

USS Florida, an Ohio-class cruise missile submarine, is the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the 27th state. She was commissioned with the hull designation of SSBN-728; with her conversion to a cruise missile submarine, from a ballistic missile submarine, she was re-designated SSGN-728. - Wikipedia

45 posted on 05/17/2019 1:47:14 PM PDT by Sergio (An object at rest cannot be stopped! - The Evil Midnight Bomber What Bombs at Midnight)
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