The Ohio Class Submarines: A Symbol of US Nuclear Supremacy

Being one of the stealthiest submarines in the world, the Ohio Class submarines represent America's ace-in-the-hole.
The Ohio-Class submarines were the result of an early 1970s requirement for a larger missile submarine capable of carrying the next generation and beyond of submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
Each displacing 18,750 tons submerged, the Ohio-class boats are the largest submarines ever built for the U.S. Navy.
The Ohio-class submarines were constructed from sections of hull, with each four-deck section being 42 ft in diameter.
Ohio class was designed to be 560 feet long with a beam of 42 feet enabling enough space for them to accommodate two rows of 12 Trident missiles each.
Trident II, which is the latest iteration of these missiles, is capable of carrying up to 12 multiple independent re-entry vehicles (MIRVs), each with a yield of 100k.
These missiles have a range up to 6,500 nautical miles.
Four submarines of this class were refitted with Tomahawk TLAM (land attack) or Tactical Tomahawk (block IV) missiles.
These submarines also became capable of conducting special operations missions with accommodation for Northrop Grumman advanced SEAL delivery systems (ASDS).
The Ohio class is to be replaced by the Columbia class beginning in early 2030s.
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[@lashlarue7924]

Fun fact: it's called the "Ohio Class" because its missiles instantaneously turn any enemy city into either Dayton, Toledo, or Cleveland.

[@MisterPlanePilot]

Lmfao I audibly cackled, and I'm a Cleveland and Columbus sports fan 🤣

[@lashlarue7924]

@@LetsAllBeDecent Moses Cleveland is buried in Canterbury, CT. Even the founder of Cleveland left Cleveland...

[@Mensch2229]

@@lashlarue7924 FYI: Moses was born, raised, lived and died in Canterbury CT. He was a government surveyor that drew the lines for a city somebody decided was the city of Cleveland!

[@michaelcelestine6662]

Ohio man.💀💀

[@mligmann]

I have built and tested and supported the Ohio class submarine saga. Nothing is comparable to what’s coming next the Columbia class which will contain many of the features of all of the past boats,my favorite, Jimmy Carter and the sea wolf class

[@FLY2KO]

u only like Carter because he was a bubblehead he's was a crappy prez.... I want the USS D.J.TRUMP in the future names...

[@MrYabber]

“As a Trident II reenters the atmosphere at speeds of up to Mach 24, it splits into up to eight independent reentry vehicles, each with a 100- or 475-kiloton nuclear warhead. In short, a full salvo from an Ohio-class submarine-which can be launched in less than one minute-could unleash up to 192 nuclear warheads to wipe twenty-four cities off the map. This is a nightmarish weapon of the apocalypse.” - Sébastien Roblin said in a story with The National Interest magazine. I would just like to add that the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki had an explosive power yield of 14 and 21 kilotons of TNT, respectively. Insane device of world-ending proportions... Let’s hope with all we got that it’s just for deterrence, and America doesn’t ever have to use them in self-defense.

[@moltenlava1877]

Ohio for a reason

[@SuspectedAnonymousUser]

Ohio 🗿☠️

[@user-dath_ralyan]

Domgus 💀💀

[@johnnydelacerda4526]

An Ohio class SSBN is lurking off the coast of North Korea. Kim is aware that a bad move on his behalf would erase his dynasty.

[@Mrimpact2011]

Exactly and the US Navy will be building 12 Columbia Class Submarines ready to go in a few years 3x the power..................

[@chickenchuggets6395]

@@Mrimpact2011well it has less VLS tubes at 16 while the Ohio has 24. Updated tech would make the Columbia better but imagine if they just updated/revamped the Ohio design.

[@paiget8933]

It’s not lurking we parked that bitch right in south koreas port.

[@dillon1346]

It's actually the Kentucky

[@ElmerLasti]

​@@Mrimpact20110:49

[@user-hy3jv7jl7c]

Cant even swim in Ohio smh

[@chrisstrawn4108]

It's an old US Navy practice to name capital ships (like battleships) after states. This tradition has been passed to SSBNs. The states used for capital ship classes are done on a rotational basis. There was a Tennessee class battleship for example.

[@jeredkauffman5403]

That sub can make it to ohio thru new york lol

[@Droptha]

@@jeredkauffman5403you would be surprised on how much floating or volcanic made land there is, Go under or around.

[@JouyacrossAmerica]

Worlds most sophisticated engineering marvel

[@intfamous4001]

ofcourse they are ''Ohio'' class lol

[@FLY2KO]

I was on the 726 (Ohio) and I'm from Ohio that was cool...

[@Independent.Kurdistan]

Russians hate America but we the Kurds love America.America is way too Stronger than Russia. Russia can't even defeat ukraine🤣🤣🤣

[@VioletSilence]

Allow me to correct you, nice sir. BRAINWASHED Russians hate America. I'm Russian and I'm totally fine with the USA, I know there's more than plenty a decent people out there. Actually, one of my best friends lives in the US, Kentucky, and she's born American. As for Ukraine... you see, they failed their southern front counteroffensive, our offensive on the eastern front is now underway. Make your bets.

[@donniejohnson2405]

And we love the Kurds! They helped us hang saddam! And the Kurds are some hard core fighters

[@FLY2KO]

Russia does NOT h8 America duh, CHINA does get your enemies of America straight....

[@MisterPlanePilot]

From everything I've heard, Kurds are some badass people. Thanks for your alliance!

[@Leatherbelt665]

My father was a contractor in Iraq from 2007-2009. Out of all the groups in Iraq, my father has always said the Kurds were the FRIENDLIEST and the NICEST people he got to know over there. They truly are an amazing ally to us!

[@Teacher2Polis2XtraRice]

170m long? Wow. As a former Track and Field athlete, that is very long.

[@williebowen1043]

My favorite Submarine class in the U.S. Navy the SSBN Ohio class

[@vincemuyaba5043]

It's capable of erasing countries of the map, all by itself. Thats some scary ish.

[@whyayyyerrlaffinfhorr2152]

Only in ohio

[@vlada]

Thank you for all your hard work for the military industrial complex. Oceania has always been at war with Eastasia.

[@EnderViBrittania]

Cope, putin bot.

[@luistpuig]

Wrong kid, what you people do not get is that before nuclear weapons, the world used to "celebrate" a world war every 20 years or so... after nuclear weapons, that party was suspended. Nuclear weapons stopped the impetus of tyrants into world domination, for the price of their agressions would be too great.... the fear of being incinerated in a flash of light keeps evil at bay. Until humanity finally evolves into being able to live together in peace there will be a need for massive weapons like these.... MM1/SS, United States Navy Submarine Force veteran, 20 years of service 1987-2008, served on the USS Henry M. Jackson SSBN-730 Blue Crew 1990-1994, Retired here.

[@ATF-]

ALWAYS

[@b1bis204]

my favorite submarines the "Ohio" class aka "The massive destroyer of the world"

[@odnpntYT]

"Captain! The North Koreans have spotted the Ohio!"

[@on_setv9467]

Americans is the most strongest country in the world,when it terms in military capabilities,

[@JPD12081able]

This weapon could end the world!! Crazy to comprehend!

[@pmullins1495]

We're ALL living on borrowed time. Dead men walking, zombies. Walking toward Eternity, . . . In a flash, a twinkling of the eye, you're suddenly in Eternity, where Time does NOT exist. Are we prepared ? NO !

[@EricThompson1965]

It was estimated that one Trident sub (I served on the USS Henry M Jackson SSBN730) could eradicate 3 Billion people, About half the planet's population when I served in the 80's

[@petermarshall6577]

If you've ever seen one their huge for a sub.

[@FLY2KO]

you gotta see them in dry dock out of the water huge is not the right word, more like Awesome.....

[@eiosdnxa5346]

im here because ohio class submarine arrived in middle east 😬😬

[@Valentin-qd4cs]

Ohio ahh submarine

[@TayoTayolegendarysupersaiyan]

I’m proud to be from Ohio 😎😎😎

[@williamgordon5708]

"How far are you from the river?"

[@akshatgangwar7759]

can you breathe ?

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

At 3:10 when the narrator says the torpedo can fire at speeds of “40K” does anyone know what that means? I do love the fact that this video seems to be sponsored by Raytheon👍

[@billotto602]

40 knots ? That would be my guess. It seems logical.🤷

[@custommusic2433]

Yes 40 knots which is 46MPH!

[@calicocat8213]

True that. The name's has been changed to RTX recently, BTW.

[@redriver6541]

Now these are the things we know about...... I'd love to know what our true capabilities are.....and the things that DARPA has given us to accomplish them.

[@taylorhession1905]

A-Gang.

[@FLY2KO]

MS1

[@EricThompson1965]

Ping Jockey here

[@bruceli9094]

USA. 1ST.

[@billygibson2613]

Ohio submarines deal with with staffing services for Australia must be stronger protecting people in Australia 😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@philthai99]

Yes indeed.

[@lucasthehonkaimanectric1690]

Subs in ohio:

[@billygibson2613]

Ohio class submarines for protecting all people a country big evals must have the best defence on the planet

[@nicolasgagnon1605]

Nothing more than a list of what's included when you buy an Ohio class submarine....

[@merucrypoison296]

Bussin submarine

[@DaveAwesome]

I hope our military is spending the money on things we actually need. If we have better subs but they have 7 times as many, we still might be screwed.

[@petermarshall6577]

They don't have more...

[@azorohhi8711]

This headcanon serves no one. Google is your friend.

[@weirdmood8102]

The conflict in Ukraine showcases the benefits of quality vs. quantity. The Ukrainians are holding their country, even being vastly outnumbered by russian arms and men. And that is with the vast majority of the weapons we have given the UAF being mothballed or on the chopping block, so our new weapons would absolutely destroy the russian military; especially when we have the upper hand in quantity and quality. It should be noted, though, the russians definitely do have a very capable navy, their submarines in particular. The rest of their navy..... not so much, it seems.

[@kiabtoomlauj6249]

You don't need more than a dozen or so these giant mankind-ending subs (the US has 14 Ohio class & the Brits have 4 Vanguard, both carrying Trident II: the Vanguard carry up to 16 Trident II while the Ohio carries up to 24 Trident II). Each Trident II, as noted, carried up to 12 700 - 800lb MIRVs that are released from the "mother" ICBM/SLBM missile once it reaches terminal velocities of up to Mach 26 (or ~8.5 times as fast as the F-22 flying non-stop with after burner from here to China or Russia... which is of course NOT possible, since jet could only do that for a few minutes before they run out of fuel or explode from materials expanding, due to excessive heat). Each MIRV (again mostly between 700 - 800lb) has a blast yield of up to 20 times the two crude nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. In other words, you don't need more than ONE ICBM (or SLBM) and its up to 14 MIRVs in it ---- each MIRV programmed to land in a slightly different part of the city --- to bring immediate deaths to roughly 95% of a major city like Moscow, Beijing, LA, Washington DC, Paris, London, etc.; the rest of the population WILL get really sick and die a few days to a few months later, from the extreme RADIATION that comes out of those MIRVs. REPEAT: Each MIRV --- most ICBMs or SLBMs carry 4 to 14 MIRVs --- may have a blast yield of close to 500 KILOTONS. (The American "W88" mirv warhead, of ~800lb, has a blast yield of 475 KILOTONS. As a comparison, the 10,000 oound FAT MAN thermonuclear bomb dropped on Nagasaki had a blast yield of only 21 KILOTONS.) That, again, means you don't really need more than ONE single ICBM (or submarine launched SLBMs) to wipe out almost all of a modern city's many millions, from both immediate impact and from radiation fall-out a bit later. The US (from general nuclear weapon stockpile of around 4,500 or so) has at least A FEW HUNDRED ICBMs/SLBMs, and Russia (with general stockpile of nukes in the 6,000 range) has even more of such ICBMs.... China's over-all nuclear stockpile is between 300 - 500, so the Chinese, the Brits, and the French in general are in the middle group, in terms of how many NUKES (including dumb gravity bombs and inter-continental ballistic missiles) they have.... But we ALL WILL DIE from those few "mere hundreds" of Brit, French, and Chinese nukes... just like we all will die (several times over)... from the US and the Russians much larger collections.... Dying TWICE over by the Chinese isn't any worse than dying ONCE over by the Americans, in total nuclear exchange...

[@JimmyR9609]

@@kiabtoomlauj6249 this suddenly brings tears to my eyes knowing the world we live in is so delicate, if someone in charge loses his mind for just a moment..

[@GoranMilovanovic-zr4vw]

It is almost as long as Russia's largest submarine in the world, which is 185 meters long, since Ruska has a swimming pool, that's an extra 15 meters, so those 15 meters have no function when you look at it, but then how is Ruska 2 times bigger volume where only 15 longer, the Russian Submarine is constructed as two submarines side by side and thus connected. So the Ruska is more than twice as wide as there is still 2 meters of space between the two connected cylinders, I mean submarines. And that's good, if one side is hit and there is no escape, the crew can move to one of those two, and separate, so they can then save themselves with one, when you look at the structure, everything in it is like that rigged so that there is nothing in the middle physically connected to those two cylinders or submarines rather, even the Missile Silos are separated left in the left, right Silos in the right submarine. If the submarine was at least 20 cm longer, they could convert it to be an aircraft carrier, because their planes, the MiG 29 and Su 27, were primarily designed to take off from aircraft carriers, because the first point when designing those planes was that they could take off from aircraft carriers without catapults, so they need 200 to 250 meters of runway to take off even when the carrier has a ramp, then even less. That's why they can make the only Cobra maneuver of all the planes and stand still. And at the Aeromeeting this is always shown by the short take-off, the Cobra maneuver itself and the vertical connection in the air with the vertical take-off.

[@AngryHatter]

USED TO BE, this is old.

[@XOXO-sk6mv]

Why did you show gas turbines for the main engines? Gas turbines won't run on steam.

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

Yup. This video is complete garbage

[@constanciomwenecio-qt1ht]

Russian Borei class 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺Slavia Russia ,,, remember the Typhoon class. Subs. built for the Soviet Navy the biggest in the world 🇷🇺🇷🇺🇷🇺

[@VioletSilence]

Gibe Columbia pwease pwease

[@guestfanatic3350]

only in rizzy ahh skibidi tohio😂😂😂😂

[@ankundamwebembezi6358]

I came to the comment section just 4 Ohio

[@jeffreyrichardson]

nuclear fission jody tim mikes derision nachos admission

[@TheDrAstrov]

US nuclear superiority? 😅😆 Over whom, over Afghanistan

[@akshatgangwar7759]

ofcourse they are "ohio" class

[@dineshsingh-gb6un]

Sea wolf ki 3 bus achi baki sub bekar he ha advance he pur bekarhe

[@johnricciojr.5324]

🇺🇸

[@mashelalnaar]

Upcoming Colombia Class replacing these will be a bruiser.

[@user-dm8my8jw8m]

test american standbay nigeria or african Brazil new version

[@user-by3wj4mq3w]

The biggest enemy Sub is 53/57 knotes Aircraftcarrier Panasonic Class👽200 ballistic missiles!Magnetic Lipton propulsion

[@brettt9612]

@

[@elt51770]

This is an antique sub with antique trident icbm. A submarine without any hypersinic long range missile. Unlike yasen m class of russia. This trident can be tegetable by russia hypersonic S550. Indeed this sub is old and ineffective.

[@jmoney9351]

😂😂😂...they trying hard to pump up their (US) global impotence.

[@maxvogan8183]

Hypersonics make it a whole new game . Excuse me if I gave no confidence in old slow tech

[@gio957]

Military weapons are designed to remain highly effective for several decades, unlike consumer products with planned obsolescence.

[@paranoidandroid6711]

Lol the Trident D-5 11 missles are extremely accurate and lethal. Their is no defense against them. They also travel at hypersonic speed.

[@FLY2KO]

I'm probably the only commenter who serve on the Ohio and is from Ohio.....you folks have no ideal what its really like on a boat this big......

[@EricThompson1965]

I do... During my first few hours on the USS Henry M. Jackson SSBN 730, I actually got lost once... If you can get lost on a sub, that is a BIG boat

[@FLY2KO]

the Ohio is 603' not 560'....

[@kamakaziozzie3038]

If your looking for accuracy this is the wrong channel to watch

[@DarthVader-1701]

I could have sworn. I read somewhere that they were somewhere around 620 feet long. Maybe it was one of my old submarine books or something.

[@FLY2KO]

@@DarthVader-1701 I was on the Ohio so I would think what I was told was true and later models might have been longer, no 2 subs from the same class I was on were the exact same length.

[@user-zr1lr8jn5r]

Its not deadliest ... and never will...

[@user-dath_ralyan]

Да

[@804MRMAN]

SO LYING TO YOURSELF LOL

[@taylorhession1905]

Get yo fish NUB

[@paranoidandroid6711]

It most certainly is.

[@UFOBustersThatUfoShowAustralia]

This would ripe the shit out of you give it half a chance 😂

[@thelandofloviestarringmiss77]

At the Ohio class submarines in Cleveland Ohio