USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729)
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HISTORY OF THE SHIPS NAMED
GEORGIA
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USS Georgia
(Battleship # 15, later BB-15), 1906-1923 |
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USS Georgia, a 14,948-ton Virginia class
battleship built at Bath, Maine, was commissioned in September 1906. She soon
became a unit of the Atlantic Fleet, participating in routine operations and, in
June 1907, in the Jamestown Exposition's naval review. The following month,
while engaged in gunnery exercises, she suffered a turret accident that took the
lives of ten of her crew. In December 1907, Georgia left Hampton Roads,
Virginia, with other Atlantic Fleet battleships to begin the World cruise of the
"Great White Fleet". She visited ports in the West Indies, South America,
Mexico, the U.S. west coast, the western Pacific, Asia and the Mediterranean
before returning to Hampton Roads in February 1909.
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USS Georgia (1979 - Present) (SSBN 729) |
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USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729) is the fourth Ohio class nuclear
powered fleet ballistic missile submarine and the second ship to bear the
name of this grand state, one of the thirteen original states of the Union. On November 5th, 1982, GEORGIA was launched and christened by Mrs. Sheila Watkins, wife of Admiral J.D. Watkins, USN, Chief of Naval Operations. On 11 February, 1984, USS GEORGIA was commissioned
at Naval Underwater Sound Center. Commissioning Officer was Admiral James D.
Watkins, Chief of Naval Operations.
Keel Layed: 7 April 1979 |
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USS GEORGIA PHOTOGRAPHS
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USS GEORGIA (BB 15)
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USS GEORGIA (SSBN 729)
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