Talk:USS Rhode Island

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USS RHODE ISLAND is the 15th TRIDENT class Fleet Ballistic Submarine and the third U.S. Naval ship to be named in honor of the 13th state of the Union. General Characteristics: Keel Laid: December 1, 1990 Launched: July 17, 1993 Commissioned: July 9, 1994 Builder: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division, Groton, Conn. Propulsion system: one nuclear reactor Propellers: one Length: 560 feet (171 meters) Beam: 42 feet (12.8 meters) Draft: 36,5 feet (11.1 meters) Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 16,765 tons Submerged: approx. 18,750 tons Speed: 20+ knots Armament: 24 tubes for Trident I and II, Mk-48 torpedoes, four torpedo tubes Homeport: Kings Bay, Georgia Crew: 17 Officers, 15 Chief Petty Officers and 122 Enlisted (2 crews)