Lafayette-class submarine
United States Navy class of fleet ballistic missile submarines / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lafayette class of submarine was an evolutionary development from the Ethan Allen class of fleet ballistic missile submarine, slightly larger and generally improved. This class, together with the George Washington, Ethan Allen, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin classes, composed the "41 for Freedom," the Navy's primary contribution to the nuclear deterrent force through the late 1980s. The James Madison and Benjamin Franklin classes are combined with the Lafayettes in some references.
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Lafayette-class submarine USS Woodrow Wilson | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Lafayette class |
Builders | |
Operators | United States Navy |
Preceded by | Ethan Allen class |
Succeeded by | James Madison class |
Built | 1961–1964 [1] |
In commission | 1963–1994 [1] |
Completed | 9 |
Retired | 9 |
Preserved | 1 (As Training Vessel) |
General characteristics | |
Type | Nuclear-powered Ballistic Missile Submarine |
Displacement | Surfaced: 7,325 long tons (7,443 t) Submerged: 8,251 long tons (8,383 t)[2] |
Length | 425 ft (130 m) [1] |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) [1] |
Draft | 28 ft 6 in (8.69 m) |
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Test depth | 1,300 feet (400 m)[2] |
Complement | Two crews of 14 officers and 126 enlisted[2] |
Armament | 16 Polaris A2/A3 or Poseidon C3 missiles, 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes, 12 torpedoes[2] |
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