This is a pictorial guide to the SSBN and SSGN of the Ohio class, which includes previously unpublished interior photos taken by the author, who was provided rare access to several operational SSBN.

Collectively, the US Navy’s Ohio-class submarines carry about half of America’s strategic nuclear warheads. The 18 ships of the Ohio class are split between two variants; There are 14 nuclear-warhead-carrying fleet ballistic missile submarines (SSBN) and 4 guided missile submarines (SSGN), the latter having been converted from SSBN to carry Tomahawk missiles and special operators into action.

This is the pictorial guide to the SSBNs and SSGNs of the Ohio class. Detailed captions accompany color photography throughout, including numerous previously unpublished interior photos taken by the author, who was provided rare access to several operational SSBN.[AuthorName]By James C. Goodall and Foreword by RAdm. Gus Gustavson[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]James C. Goodall has authored several dozen books on military technology, with a focus on stealthy vehicles, both aircraft and naval vessels. Goodall is associate curator (emeritus) at the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum. He lives in Arizona.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]220 color photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle]The US Navy’s SSBN and SSGN Boats[/SubTitle][ColorPattern]220 color photos[/ColorPattern]