USS ALASKA (SSBN 732)
BALLISTIC MISSILE SUBMARINE (NUCLEAR-POWERED)
VESSEL STATUS
Class:		SSBN 726				UIC:		21042
Status:		Active, in commission				Fleet:		U.S. ATLANTIC FLEET
Date Status Changed:		01/25/1986				Homeport:		KINGS BAY, GA
Maintenance Category:						Berth:
Force:		Battle Force
Builder:		General Dynamics Corp.
MILESTONE DATES
Award Date:		02/27/1978				Commission Date:		01/25/1986
Keel Date:		03/09/1983				Inactivation Date:
Launch Date:		01/12/1985				Decommission Date:
Age (since Launch)		32.8				Years from Commission to Decommission:
Delivery Date:		11/26/1985				In-Service Date:
Age (since Delivery)		31.9				Out of Service Date:
						Stricken Date:
PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS
Overall Length:		560 ft				Waterline Length:
Extreme Beam:		42 ft				Waterline Beam:
Max Navigational Draft:		38 ft				Draft Limit:
Light Displacement:		15219 tons				Full Displacement:		16756 tons
Dead Weight:		1537 tons
Hull Material:			Steel hull, steel superstructure.
No. of Propellers:		1
No. of Waterjets:
Propulsion Type:			Steam Turbine (Nuclear)
Accommodations:			Officers:		13
			Enlisted:		140
PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS
Custodian:			US NAVY
Planning Yard:			Electric Boat Div., General Dynamics, Groton, CT
Nuclear Planning Yard:			Electric Boat Div., General Dynamics, Groton, CT
Ships Program Manager:		392
Comments:
Last Updated:		10/27/2011
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