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SSBN
- the U.S. Navy designation for the fleet ballistic missile submarine.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of SSBN1
1965–70; S(trategic) S(ubmarine) B(allistic) N(uclear
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Example Sentences
There are Ohio-class submarines that can fire nuclear weapons known as SSBN, or ballistic missile submarine variants.
From Washington Times
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro reveals that the first Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine will be officially named USS District of Columbia — or “SSBN 826” in seagoing parlance.
From Washington Times
“SSBN 826 will be named after the nation’s capital while SSN 771 is named after cities in South Carolina, Missouri, and Illinois named Columbia, following the naval tradition of SSNs being named after U.S. cities,” the notice said.
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