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Few warships served Union forces better than the USS Louisiana during the Civil War. From the time it was purchased by the United States Navy in July, 1861 and commissioned in August, 1861, the propeller-driven iron hull steamer became a thorn in the side of Confederate forces. The USS Louisiana was first used to used [...]

The nuclear-powered USS Louisiana (SSBN-743) is an Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine designed for extended deterrence assignments. The vessel was built in 1992 in Connecticut, launched on July 27, 1996, and commissioned on September 6, 1997 at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay in Georgia. Upon review of the United States nuclear policy in the 1990s, the [...]