USS OHIO (SSBN 726)

USS Ohio (1812 - 1819) Schooner
 

The first OHIO, a merchant schooner purchased by the Navy in 1812, was converted to a warship and commissioned in 1813. She served on Lake Erie during the War of 1812 in a squadron commanded by Commodore Oliver H. Perry.

USS Ohio (1820 - 1875) Ship-of-the-Line
 

The second OHIO was a sailing ship-of-the-line launched in 1820. She spent most of her 55 years of service in reserve, being reactivated when needed. In 1838 she served as flag ship for Commodore Isaac Hull in the Mediterranean. In 1847, she served in the Gulf of Mexico during the Mexican War and in the Pacific Squadron on the coast of South America and California during the gold rush days. The second OHIO was finally decommissioned in 1875.

USS Ohio (1901 - 1821) BB-12

The third ship, USS OHIO (BB-12), was launched in 1901 and commissioned in 1904. Designated Flagship of the Asiatic Fleet, USS OHIO (BB-12) departed San Francisco in 1905 for Manila and served in the Asiatic Fleet for several years. After the United States entered World War I, OHIO acted as a training ship and operated from Norfolk. The OHIO (BB- 12) was one of the battleships that circled the world as part of President Theodore Roosevelt's Great White fleet. She was placed in reserve in 1919 and decommissioned in 1922.

On 28 December 1940, The name USS OHIO, BB-68 was assigned to the Montana class battleship designed during World War II. This was to be the second ship in a five ship class which would have been the largest US battleship built displacing 70,965 tons full load and mounting twelve 16" guns. The Montana class was cancelled on 21 July 1943 before construction began.

USS Ohio (1981 - Present) SSBN-726

USS OHIO (SSBN 726) is the first TRIDENT Class nuclear powered fleet ballistic missile submarine and the fourth United States vessel to bear the name of the seventeenth state of the union and is the lead ship of the Trident Class.

Keel Layed:  10 April 1976
Christening Date:  7 April 1979
Commissioning Date:  11 November 1981
Currently:  In Active Service

USS OHIO PHOTOGRAPHS

USS OHIO (BB 12)

USS OHIO (SSBN 726)

USS OHIO (SSBN 726)