SSGN

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SSGN is the U.S. Navy hull classification symbol for nuclear-powered guided-missile submarines, notably applied to converted Ohio-class boats armed primarily with cruise missiles.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
SSGN canonical 3

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy hull classification symbol ⓘ
submarine designation ⓘ
appliesTo nuclear-powered guided-missile submarines ⓘ
appliesToClass Ohio-class submarine ⓘ
appliesToVessel USS Florida (SSGN-728) ⓘ
USS Georgia (SSGN-729) ⓘ
USS Michigan (SSGN-727) ⓘ
USS Ohio (SSGN-726) ⓘ
linked to: USS Ohio (SSBN-726)
armamentType Tomahawk cruise missile ⓘ
associatedWithProgram Ohio-class conversion program ⓘ
classificationScope attack and guided-missile submarines with nuclear propulsion ⓘ
convertedFrom SSBN ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
designates submarines capable of supporting special operations forces ⓘ
submarines optimized for strike warfare ⓘ
submarines with vertical launch systems for cruise missiles ⓘ
distinguishedFrom SSBN ⓘ
SSN ⓘ
governingAuthority U.S. Department of the Navy ⓘ
hasCharacteristic enhanced facilities for special operations forces ⓘ
installation of multiple cruise-missile launch tubes ⓘ
removal of ballistic missile capability compared to SSBN ⓘ
introducedForClass converted Ohio-class ballistic missile submarines ⓘ
languageOfAcronym English ⓘ
missionProfile conventional precision strike ⓘ
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ⓘ
special operations insertion and extraction ⓘ
namingConvention uses hull numbers 726–729 for converted Ohio-class boats ⓘ
natoReporting U.S. nuclear-powered guided-missile submarine ⓘ
partOfSystem U.S. Navy hull classification system ⓘ
primaryArmament cruise missiles ⓘ
propulsionType nuclear-powered ⓘ
reclassifiedFrom SSBN-726 class ⓘ
role guided-missile submarine ⓘ
land-attack strike platform ⓘ
special operations support platform ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy Submarine Force ⓘ
standsFor Ship, Submersible, Guided, Nuclear ⓘ
usedBy United States Navy ⓘ
usedSince early 2000s ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Ohio-class submarine → hullClassificationSymbol → SSGN ⓘ
subject linked to: Ohio class
SSN → contrastsWith → SSGN ⓘ
SSBN → distinguishedFrom → SSGN ⓘ