#OTD in 1989, the USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) conducted the first undersea test launch of the Trident II ballistic missile off the coast of Florida. It did not go well. | U.S. Naval Institute

At Pearl Harbor, the battleship USS Tennessee survived the Japanese attack with relatively minor damage but was trapped in her berth for ten days. The crew fought fires and defended the ship, which was later repaired and modernized to become a key naval gunfire support vessel throughout the rest of World War II. The attack On December 7, 1941, the Tennessee was moored in Battleship Row, with the USS West Virginia docked alongside it and the USS Arizona directly astern. The crew quickly went to b

On January 15, 1989, USS Tennessee (SSBN 734) made history as the first Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine to arrive in Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay. 🇺🇸 Almost thirty years later, the submarine returned to Kings Bay from a #StrategicDeterrence patrol. Welcome home USS Tennessee gold crew! 🎊🎉 Check out the video from their return below! #NavyLethality #CombatReady #PreserveThePeace | Submarine Group Ten