USS Ohio (SSBN-726/SSGN-726),the lead boat of her class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines (SSBN),is the fourth vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the U.S. state of Ohio. She was commissioned with the hull designation of SSBN-726,and with her conversion to a guided missile submarine she was re-designated SSGN-726.
USS George Washington (SSBN-598) was the United States's first operational ballistic missile submarine. She was the lead ship of her class of nuclear ballistic missile submarines,was the third United States Navy ship of the name,in honor of Founding Father George Washington (1732–1799),the first president of the United States,and was the first of that name to be purpose-built as a warship.
An attack submarine or hunter-killer submarine is a submarine specifically designed for the purpose of attacking and sinking other submarines,surface combatants and merchant vessels. In the Soviet and Russian navies they were and are called "multi-purpose submarines". They are also used to protect friendly surface combatants and missile submarines. Some attack subs are also armed with cruise missiles,increasing the scope of their potential missions to include land targets.
USS Ethan Allen (SSBN-608),lead ship of her class,was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen.
USS Thomas A. Edison (SSBN-610),an Ethan Allen-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine,was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the inventor Thomas Edison (1847–1931).
USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) was a Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine –the last of the "41 for Freedom" Polaris submarines. She was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for humorist Will Rogers (1879–1935).
USS Grayback (SS/SSG/APSS/LPSS-574),the lead ship of her class of submarine,was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the grayback.
USS Carbonero (SS/AGSS-337) was a Balao-class submarine,the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the carbonero,a salt-water fish found in the West Indies.
USS Tennessee (SSBN-734) is a United States Navy Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine that has been in commission since 1988. She is the fourth ship and first submarine of the U.S. Navy to be named for Tennessee,the 16th state.
A nuclear submarine is a submarine powered by a nuclear reactor,but not necessarily nuclear-armed. Nuclear submarines have considerable performance advantages over "conventional" submarines. Nuclear propulsion,being completely independent of air,frees the submarine from the need to surface frequently,as is necessary for conventional submarines. The large amount of power generated by a nuclear reactor allows nuclear submarines to operate at high speed for long periods,and the long interval between refuelings grants a range virtually unlimited,making the only limits on voyage times being imposed by such factors as the need to restock food or other consumables.
USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) was a Lafayette-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. It was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Andrew Jackson (1767–1845),the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837).
USS John Adams (SSBN-620),a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine,was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Founding Father John Adams (1735–1826),the second President of the United States (1797–1801),and his son John Quincy Adams (1767–1848),the sixth President of the United States (1825–1829). Both names were used with the captains of the Blue and Gold crews alternately using the names John Adams and John Quincy Adams.
USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642) was a Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine and the only ship in the United States Navy to be named after Kamehameha I,the first King of Hawaii. She is one of only two United States ships named after a monarch. She was later reclassified as an attack submarine and re-designated SSN-642.
USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631),a James Madison-class fleet ballistic missile submarine,was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885),American Civil War general and the 18th President of the United States (1869-1877).
USS Von Steuben (SSBN-632),a James Madison-class fleet ballistic missile submarine,was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730–1794),a Prussian army officer who served in the American Revolutionary War.
The names of commissioned ships of the United States Navy all start with USS,for United States Ship. Non-commissioned,primarily civilian-crewed vessels of the U.S. Navy under the Military Sealift Command have names that begin with USNS,standing for United States Naval Ship. A letter-based hull classification symbol is used to designate a vessel's type. The names of ships are selected by the Secretary of the Navy. The names are those of states,cities,towns,important persons,important locations,famous battles,fish,and ideals. Usually,different types of ships have names originated from different types of sources.
Mars Daybreak is a Japanese science-fiction anime television series that aired on TV Tokyo from April 1 to September 23,2004. It is currently licensed by Bandai Entertainment. Kenran Butōsai is a simulation game based on the concept,developed and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 2 video game console.
Arpeggio of Blue Steel is a Japanese manga series produced by Ark Performance and serialized in Shōnen Gahosha's Young King Ours. 25 tankōbon volumes have been released and an anime series by Sanzigen aired from October to December 2013. The same studio also produced two films based on the series,released in January and October 2015.
