Third U.S. Missile Submarine Begins Conversion

A U.S. Trident ballistic missile submarine entered a shipyard in Washington state Monday to begin a three-year process to be converted to launch conventional cruise missiles, the Bremerton (Wash.) Sun reported yesterday (see GSN, Dec. 19, 2003).

The USS Michigan is the third out of a planned four Trident submarines to undergo the conversion process, which will give it the capability to carry 154 cruise missiles and 66 special forces personnel, according to the Sun. Later this year, the fourth submarine, the USS Georgia, will begin the conversion process (Chris Barron, Bremerton Sun, Feb. 3).

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