Columbia-Class Submarines
Starting in 2031, the Navy plans to replace each retiring Ohio-class boat with a new Columbia-class SSBN submarine. The Navy has identified the Columbia-class program as its top priority program, …
Columbia-Class: Key Design Features
Columbia-Class Submarines will be the largest U.S. Navy Submarine ever built. It will be larger than the Ohio-class, the current largest submarine, in terms of submerged displacement.
geles (SSN-688) class attack submarine that was named for Columbia, SC; Columbia, IL; and Columbia, MO. The Navy states that notwithstanding the modification to SSBN-826’s name, the 12 or more …
SSBNs & the Nuclear Triad - Columbia-Class
The Department of Defense (DOD) has continued to reinforce the high priority of the Columbia class program to the nation’s long-term defense. SSBNs are designed to maximize stealth to remain …
Columbia-Class: Delivery Schedule
Under the Navy’s FY2012 budget, the first Columbia-class boat was scheduled to be procured in FY2019, and Columbia-class boats were to enter service on a schedule that would maintain the …
Columbia-Class News
October 29, 2020 - US Secretary of the Navy announced the second Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine will be named in honor of the state of Wisconsin (SSBN-827).
Columbia-Class Resources
Columbia-Class SSBN Submarines Sources: GDEB, HII/NNS, CRS Reports, Wikipedia, GAO