Uss georgia ssgn 729. The ohio class guided missile submarine uss georgia ssgn 729 blue held a change of command on board the submarine may 14. November 24 the guided missile submarine returned to homeport after a pre deployment testing. Patrick clark relieved capt.
The keel for uss georgia ssgn 729 was laid on 7 april 1979 and was presided over by first lady rosalynn carter wife of president jimmy. July 22 2009 uss georgia embarked more than 40 friends and family members in port canaveral fla for an overnight tiger cruise. The contract to build her was awarded to the electric boat division of general dynamics corporation.
Louis springer as commanding. March 28 uss georgia ssgn 729 returned to active service during the ceremony held in naval submarine base kings bay. In october 2005 conversion started to modify the uss georgia to carry 154 conventional cruise missiles instead of 24 trident missiles.
Uss georgia ssgn 729 ex ssbn 729 guided missile submarine nuclear powered vessel status.