USS Louisiana (SSBN-743)
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| Career | 
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| Ordered: | 19 December 1990 |
| Laid down: | 19 December 1990 |
| Launched: | 27 July 1996 |
| Commissioned: | 6 September 1997 |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2005. |
| Homeport: | NSB Kings Bay |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 16765 tons light, 18750 tons full, 1539 tons dead |
| Length: | 170.6 m (560 ft) |
| Beam: | 12.8 m (42 ft) |
| Draft: | 11.5 m (38 ft) |
| Propulsion: | S8G reactor |
| Complement: | 13 officers, 140 men |
| Armament: | MK-48 Torpedoes
24 Trident I D-5 Ballistic Missiles |
| Motto: | Union, Justice, and Confidence |
The fourth commissioned USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) is the 18th and last ship of the Ohio class of nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarines in the United States Navy.
Louisiana was laid down at the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics in Groton, Connecticut. She was launched on 27 July 1996 sponsored by Patricia O'Keefe, and commissioned on 6 September 1997. She is homeported in NSB Kings Bay, Georgia.
Other ships of the United States Navy have borne the name Louisiana; see that index page.
| Ohio-class submarine |
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SSGN 726 Class: |
| List of submarines of the United States Navy List of submarine classes of the United States Navy |
