Welcome Home, USS Georgia!
Friday, February 29th, 2008
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.
