DelPiero
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Looks like a submarine doing its way towards Everett or Bremerton, Wa.
Judging by its length, I think it has to be an Ohio class.
Haven't found any record of that yet, not in the placemarks nor in the forum. Hopefully it's not a duplicate.
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Edited by DelPiero (10/03/07 09:05 AM)
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Delta102
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Reged: 07/07/05
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Loc: Williamsburg Va.
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USS Ohio ( Taken at the about the same time)
Hood Canal, Wash (Oct. 26, 2006) - Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Ohio (SSGN 726) cruises toward homeport in the Hood Canal portion of the Puget Sound. Ohio returned home after becoming the first Ohio-class submarine to complete sea and hydrodynamic trials with recently installed dual drydeck shelters (DDS) for Special Operations Forces.
U.S. Navy photo by Master Chief Mass Communication Specialist Jerry McLain
Navy.mil
Congrats on finding the only US Submarine underway in GE !
Edit: I've just been told that The Michigan was only delivered back from the shipyard in December of 2006.
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rambo54
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Great find!!!! An Ohio Class on it's way back to Bangor! Does someone nows what it is carrying on it's back? Or are there any re-build Ohios (SEAL equipped) based at Bangor?
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zeluti123
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Should be the Ohio SSGN 726. I think she was scheduled to enter service in 2007. These ships are equipped either with two Advanced SEAL Delivery Systems (ASDS) or with one ASDS and a Dry Deck Shelter in parallel alignment behind the sail. - Other ideas?
BTW: does someone have a picture or drawing of that design - the net is far from being full of those stuff
Edited by zeluti123 (10/03/07 03:18 AM)
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rambo54
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Hi Delta102! Thanks for the picture! Is this an arrangement of those ASDS or are we looking at two Dry Deck Shelters?
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earthgoogler
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This image was taken on October 23rd, 2006 (DigitalGlobe image). SSGN-726 Ohio was returned to service in Febuary 2006 while the other Bangor based boat, SSGN-727 Michigan, was still in the yard when the image was taken. So, yes, this boat must be the Ohio.
I have not found drawings of the converted Ohios, but NavSource.org has some pictures that show the convertion. Look at the USS Florida page for example. The second to last pictures is a good view of the widened upper deck and the docking ports for the ASDS.
Also note the US Coast Guard escorts of the sub: a 110-ft. patrol boat to the north, a 87-ft. boat to the south and Reliance class cutter farther behind.
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DelPiero
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Thanks for the ID! 
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Delta102
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DDS
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Pets of the Google Earth Community / Do's and Dont's / All Aircraft in flight / Tools that help and answers to FAQ / How to add pictures to your placemarks and posts
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Tom_Johnson777
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For more info on this subject refer to the following Virginia URL:
http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08774a.htm
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DssD
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Loc: Bremerton, WA
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You won't find any of that information availiable to the public. Ship's drawings and blueprints are classified and can only be accessed with proper clearance and you have to have the need to see the drawings to do your job. I'm a shipfitter at the shipyard in Bremerton so I deal with the structure of the ship in my work and that sometimes requires me to access blueprints.
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