Welcome Home, USS Georgia!
By Kim Tripp, Contributing Editor
The great state of Georgia is proud to welcome its namesake, the USS GEORGIA (SSGN 729), back home. The USS Georgia has spent the last two years at the shipyard in Norfolk, Va. undergoing a conversion from a Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN) to a Guided Missile Submarine (SSGN) designation.
A formal return to service ceremony is planned for March 28, 2008 at Kings Bay Submarine Base. More than 3,000 attendees are expected for the special ceremony. Each of the 350 USS GEORGIA crew members will be presented a special “Welcome to Georgia” arrival bag filled with products and memorabilia from across the state of Georgia. A bag of Jekyll Island sand and shells has been included for each crew member.
The USS Georgia and other such SSGNs have the capability and targeting systems to launch up to 154 Tomahawk missiles – a significant increase in capacity as compared to other platforms.
Tags: , Ballistic Missile Submarine (SSBN), jekyll island, USS GEORGIA (SSGN 729)
February 29th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
I had no idea we had a USS Georgia…. Thank you Beachscapes, I plan on taking our 3 sons, 12,12 and 13 to check her out!!! We are on Jekyll Island 5-6 times a year. We live in Atlanta, but were married at the Lighthouse on New Year’s Day 2004 on St. Simons. It was all you could hope for!! We are there for all types of weather and even in the coldest of weather it is still the best… Thank you for being there and letting us share everytime we come down.
Some of our most fav spots…. South Dunes, Offshore Charters I love to go fishing with them it is always a blast!! I am in the process of getting some folks together to go again, the Wilderness viewing area across form the camping area.
There is just to much to mention. Thank you for being the BEST!!!!
Denise