How 4 Ohio-Class Ballistic Submarines Became Cruise Missile 'Carriers'
This submarine is one of the most powerful to ever go under the waves. The “Buckeye State” may be nearly 500 miles from the Atlantic Ocean, but ask any U.S. Navy submariner about the Ohio-class submarines and they'll tell you it is a platform that should strike fear into America's enemies. The submarine class that serves the Navy was developed as a virtually undetectable undersea launch platform to launch intercontinental missiles. As the largest subs ever constructed for the U.S. Navy, and the third-largest submarines ever built, the boats were designed to carry the concurrently develop...
Source: nationalinterest.org