Missile Submarines Halibut General Characteristics,USS Halibut Builder: Mare Island Naval Shipyard Power Plant: One nuclear reactor, two geared steam turbines, two shafts Length: 350 feet Beam: 29 feet Displacement: Approx. 3602 tons Crew: 9 Officers, 108 Enlisted Armament: Four torpedo tubes forward. Name & Hull Number Commissioned Decommissioned USS Halibut (SSN-587) (ex- SSGN-587)* January 4, 1960 June 30, 1976 * The " G " stands for guided missle which utilized the Regulus missle system. This missle system later proved to be unsatisfactory due to improvements in ballistic missile technology. George Washington General Characteristics, George Washington Class Builders: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division; Newport News Shipbuilding; Mare Island; Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Power Plant: One nuclear reactor, two geared steam turbines, one shaft Length: Beam: Displacement: Speed: 20+ knots (23+ miles per hour, 36.8 +kph) Crew: Armament: MK-48 torpedoes, six torpedo tubes Date Deployed: December 30, 1959 (USS George Washington) Name & Hull Number Commissioned Decommissioned USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN 598) December 30, 1959 January 24, 1985 USS PATRICK HENRY (SSBN 599) April 9, 1960 May 25, 1984 USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (SSBN 600) February 13, 1961 February 28, 1981 USS ROBERT E. LEE (SSBN 601) September 16, 1960 November 30, 1983 USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN (SSBN 602) March 8, 1961 February 28, 1981 Ethan Allen General Characteristics, Ethan Allen Class Builders: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division; Newport News Shipbuilding Power Plant: One nuclear reactor, two geared steam turbines, one shaft Length: Beam: Displacement: Speed: 20+ knots (23+ miles per hour, 36.8 +kph) Crew: Armament: MK-48 torpedoes, six torpedo tubes Date Deployed: August 8, 1961 (USS Ethan Allen) Name & Hull Number Commissioned Decommissioned USS ETHAN ALLEN (SSBN 608) August 8, 1961 March 31, 1983 USS SAM HOUSTON (SSBN 609) March 6, 1962 September 20, 1991 USS THOMAS A. EDISON (SSBN 610) March 10, 1962 November 30, 1983 USS JOHN MARSHALL (SSBN 611) May 21, 1962 July 22, 1992 USS THOMAS JEFFERSON (SSBN 618) January 4, 1963 January 24, 1985 Lafayette General Characteristics, Lafayette Class Builders: General Dynamics' Electric Boat Division; Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Newport News Shipbuilding, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Power Plant: One nuclear reactor, one geared steam turbine, one shaft Length: 425 feet Beam: 33 feet Displacement: Approx. 7,363 tons Speed: 20+ knots (23+ miles per hour, 36.8 +kph) Armament: Mk 48 torpedoes; four torpedo tubes. 16 Polaris missles (later back-fitted to the Poseiden missle systems Date Deployed: April 23, 1963 (USS Lafayette) Name & Hull Number Commissioned Decommissioned USS LAFAYETTE (SSBN 616) April 23, 1963 August 12, 1991 USS ALEXANDER HAMILTON (SSBN 617) June 27, 1963 February 23, 1993 USS ANDREW JACKSON (SSBN 619) July 3, 1963 August 28, 1989 USS JOHN ADAMS (SSBN 620) May 12, 1964 March 24, 1989 USS JAMES MONROE (SSBN 622) December 7, 1963 September 25, 1990 USS NATHAN HALE (SSBN 623) November 23, 1963 November 3, 1986 USS WOODROW WILSON (SSBN 624) December 27, 1963 September 1, 1994 USS HENRY CLAY (SSBN 625) February 20, 1964 November 6, 1990 USS DANIEL WEBSTER (SSBN 626)* April 9, 1964 February 4, 1993 * Converted to the Moored Training Ship in Charleston, S.C. (MTS 626) James Madison General Characteristics, James Madison Class Builders: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division Power Plant: One nuclear reactor, two geared steam turbines, one shaft Length: Beam: Displacement: Speed: 20+ knots (23+ miles per hour, 36.8 +kph) Crew: 13 Officers, 107 Enlisted Armament: MK-48 torpedoes, four torpedo tubes Date Deployed: July 28, 1964 (USS James Madison) Name & Hull Number Commissioned Decommissioned USS JAMES MADISON (SSBN-627)* July 28, 1964 November 20, 1992 USS TECUMSEH (SSBN-628) May 29, 1964 July 23, 1993 USS DANIEL BOONE (SSBN-629) April 23, 1964 February 4, 1994 USS JOHN C CALHOUN (SSBN-630) September 15, 1964 March 11, 1994 USS ULYSSES S GRANT (SSBN-631) July 17, 1964 June 12, 1992 USS VON STEUBEN (SSBN-632) September 30, 1964 February 26, 1994 USS CASIMIR PULASKI (SSBN-633) August 14, 1964 March 7, 1994 USS STONEWALL JACKSON (SSBN-634) August 26, 1964 February 9, 1995 USS SAM RAYBURN (SSBN-635)* December 2, 1964 December 12, 1986 USS NATHANIEL GREENE (SSBN-636) December 19, 1964 December 12, 1986 * Now converted to a moored training platforms MTS-635 (1989) and MTS-626 (1993) Benjamin Franklin General Characteristics, Benjamin Franklin Class Builders: Mare Island Naval Shipyard; General Dynamics Electric Boat Division Power Plant: One nuclear reactor, two geared steam turbines, one shaft Length: 425 feet (129.5 meters) Beam: 33 feet (10.1 meters) Displacement: Approx. 8,250 tons (7425 metric tons) submerged Speed: 20+ knots (23+ miles per hour, 36.8 +kph) Crew: 15 Officers, 150 Enlisted Armament: MK-48 torpedoes, four torpedo tubes Date Deployed: Oct. 22, 1965 (USS Benjamin Franklin) Name & Hull Number Commissioned Decommissioned USS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (SSBN-640) October 22, 1965 November 23, 1993 USS SIMON BOLIVAR (SSBN-641) October 29, 1965 February 24, 1995 USS KAMEHAMEHA (SSBN-642)* December 10, 1965 USS GEORGE BANCROFT (SSBN-643) January 22, 1966 September 21, 1993 USS LEWIS AND CLARK (SSBN-644) December 22, 1965 August 1, 1992 USS JAMES K. POLK (SSBN-645)* April 16, 1966 USS GEORGE C. MARSHALL (SSBN-654) April 29, 1966 September 24, 1992 USS HENRY L. STIMSON (SSBN-655) August 20, 1966 May 5, 1993 USS GEORGE W. CARVER (SSBN-656) June 15, 1966 March 18, 1993 USS FRANCIS SCOTT KEY (SSBN-657) December 3, 1966 September 7, 1993 USS MARIANO G. VALLEJO (SSBN-658) December 16, 1966 March 9, 1995 * Now converted to SSN-642 & SSN-645 Ohio General Characteristics, Ohio Class Builders: General Dynamics Electric Boat Division. Power Plant: One nuclear reactor, two geared steam turbines, one shaft Length: 560 feet (170.69 meters) Beam: 42 feet (10.06 meters) Displacement: Approx.18,700 tons (16,830 metric tons) submerged Speed: 20+ knots (23+ miles per hour, 36.8 +kph)Name & Hull Number Commissioned Decommissioned USS Ohio (SSBN-726) November 11, 1981 USS Michigan (SSBN-727) September 11, 1982 USS Florida (SSBN-728) June 18, 1983 USS Georgia (SSBN-729) February 11, 1984 USS Henry M. Jackson (SSBN-730) October 6, 1984 USS Alabama (SSBN-731) May 25, 1985 USS Alaska (SSBN 732) January 25, 1986 USS Nevada (SSBN 733) August 16, 1986 USS Tennessee, (SSBN-734) December 17, 1988 USS Pennsylvania (SSBN-735) September 9, 1989 USS West Virginia (SSBN-736) October 20, 1990 USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) July 13, 1991 USS Maryland (SSBN-738) June 13, 1992 USS Nebraska (SSBN-739) July 10, 1993 USS Rhode Island (SSBN-740) USS Maine (SSBN-741) USS Wyoming (SSBN-742) USS Louisiana (SSBN-743)