The US Navy’s Ohio-class nuclear-powered submarine USS Florida (SSGN 728) visited Tromso, Norway. The guided missile submarine arrived in Scandinavia on September 14.
By sending a nuclear submarine to Norway, the United States will strengthen its partnership with the Scandinavian country. This is the first visit to Norway for the missile cruiser USS Florida (SSGN 728), which is no longer a nuclear weapons carrier. In late summer, the submarine visited Italy.
The USS Florida is the sixth US Navy vessel named after the state of Florida. The nuclear submarine entered the U.S. Navy in 1983 as a carrier of Trident II (D5) intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear warheads and had the SSBN 728.
Twenty years after its commissioning, the USS Florida went for refueling and conversion to a cruise missile submarine. The procedure took approximately three years, after which the vessel received the SSGN 728.
The USS Florida (SSGN 728) is now a Tomahawk carrier. The Ohio-class nuclear submarine can carry up to 154 cruise missiles. The Ohio-class submarine is also armed with 533 mm torpedoes.
