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  • Multimission-Capable Sub Readies for Full Operation

    04/12/2006 5:50:00 PM PDT · by SandRat · 10 replies · 695+ views
    Navy NewsStand ^ | Journalist 1st Class Donald P. Rule
    NAVAL SUBMARINE BASE KINGS BAY, Ga. (NNS) -- The guided-missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) arrived at its new home of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., April 11, completing the sub’s three-year refueling and conversion at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va. Florida is the second Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine the Navy has reconfigured, replacing its 24 Trident missiles with nearly 154 Tomahawk cruise missiles, switching the boat from a nuclear deterrent to a source of more conventional firepower in the global war on terrorism. “We’ve taken the Trident submarine, which is a well proven design, and we’ve done...