USS Maine with 20 Trident II nuclear missiles with a launch range of 12,000 km has arrived in Guam and may become the first Ohio-class submarine to visit South Korea

On Wednesday, the Republic of Korea and the United States signed the Washington Declaration. One of the points of the agreement is

sending American nuclear submarines to South Korea. The first candidate is the Ohio-class submarine USS Maine (SSBN-741).

What is known

The nuclear submarine arrived inwestern part of the Pacific Ocean. She entered the port on the island of Guam in the area of ​​​​responsibility of the Indo-Pacific Command. US Navy officials said the arrival of the USS Maine (SSBN-741) is a demonstration of deterrence capabilities.


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The strategic missile cruiser was put into service in 1995. His home is US Naval Base Bangor, Washington.

Nuclear submarine carries 20intercontinental ballistic missiles Trident II (D5) with a maximum launch range of 12,000 km. Each missile can carry eight nuclear warheads. In addition to USS Maine (SSBN-741), the US Navy has 13 more Trident II Ohio-class submarines:

  • USS Louisiana (SSBN-743).
  • USS Wyoming (SSBN-742);
  • USS Rhode Island (SSBN-740);
  • USS Nebraska (SSBN-739);
  • USS Maryland (SSBN-738);
  • USS Kentucky (SSBN-737);
  • USS West Virginia (SSBN-736);
  • USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735);
  • USS Tennessee (SSBN-734);
  • USS Nevada (SSBN-733);
  • USS Alaska (SSBN-732);
  • USS Alabama (SSBN-731);
  • USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730);

In the 1970s, Ohio-class submarines felt likeSouth Korea at home, visiting the country 2-3 times a month. In the 1980s, the United States stopped deploying its nuclear warheads on the territory of the republic. After that, the visits stopped. Despite the fact that submarines with Trident II missiles will return to South Korea after a 40-year break, there is no talk of deploying nuclear weapons in the country.