USS Colorado

The USS Colorado (SSBN-753) is an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine. The Colorado has 150 crew members.

Colorado was on patrol south of the equator when it was ordered to use its missiles against Pakistan. Captain Marcus Chaplin refused the order and was relieved of his command. Lieutenant Commander Sam Kendal was designated as captain; he also refused the command to launch missiles. Colorado was fired on by USS Illinoisand 12 crew members were killed.

General characteristics Type: SSBN Displacement: 16,499 long tons surfaced 18,450 long tons submerged Length: 560 ft Beam: 42 ft Draft: 38 ft Propulsion: 1× S8G PWR nuclear reactor 2× geared turbines 1× 325 hp auxiliary motor 1 shaft with seven-bladed screw, 60,000 shp Speed: 25+ knots (12 knots surfaced) Range: Limited only by food supplies Test depth: +1,300 ft (Colorado only; +800 ft for standard Ohio class subs) Crew¹: 15 officers (2 female) 140 enlisted (9 female) Sensors and processing systems: BQQ-6 passive bow-mounted array BQS-13 fire control array BQR-19 navigation BQR-23 towed array BQR-25 conformal array Armament: 4 × 21 in Mark 48 torpedo tubes (unknown torpedo quantity) 24² × Trident II D5 SLBM with up to 12 MIRVed W76 or W88 nuclear warheads each, range 7,500 mi Special Equipment: Perseus Stealth Device

¹Captain Marcus describes his crew as "150". It is not known whether his crew is short 5, or he is rounding.

²Colorado deployed with only 18 missiles, leaving 6 silos empty

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