What is USS Florida (SSGN-728)?
[[File:USS Florida (SSGN-728).jpg|thumb|USS ''Florida'' (SSGN-728)]] '''USS ''Florida'' (SSBN-728/SSGN-728)''', an {{sclass|Ohio|submarine|0}} cruise [[missile]] [[submarine]], is the sixth vessel of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for the [[U.S. state]] of [[Florida]]. She was commissioned with the hull designation of SSBN-728; with her conversion to a cruise missile submarine, from a [[ballistic missile]] submarine, she was re-designated SSGN-728.<ref>{{cite news|title=U.S. attack submarine enters Persian Gulf in message to Iran|first=Tony |last=Capaccio |agency=Bloomberg|date=November 7, 2023|newspaper=Honolulu Star-Advertiser|url=https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/11/07/breaking-news/u-s-attack-submarine-enters-persian-gulf-in-message-to-iran/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2023/11/05/politics/us-missile-submarine-middle-east/index.html |title=In rare announcement, US says guided missile sub has arrived in Middle East, a message of deterrence to adversaries |publisher=CNN |date=5 November 2023 }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-stub}} [[Category:Submarines of the United States Navy]]