USS George Washington (SSBN-598)

For other ships with the same name, see USS George Washington.

USS George Washington (SSBN-598)
USS George Washington (SSBN-598)
History
United States
NameGeorge Washington
NamesakePresident George Washington (1732–1799)
OwnerUnited States Navy
Ordered31 December 1957[1]
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat[1]
Laid down1 November 1958
Launched9 June 1959
Sponsored byMrs. Robert B. Anderson
Commissioned30 December 1959
Decommissioned24 January 1985
Stricken30 April 1986
HomeportPearl Harbor, Hawaii[1]
Nickname(s)"The Georgefish"[2]
FateRecycling via the Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 30 September 1998
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General characteristics
Class and typeGeorge Washington-class submarine
TypeSSBN (hull design SCB-180A)[3]
Displacement
  • 5400 tons light[1]
  • 5959–6019 tons surfaced[1]
  • 6709–6888 Approx. tons submerged[1]
Length381 ft 7.2 in (116.312 m)[1]
Beam33 ft (10 m)[1]
Draft29 ft (8.8 m)[1]
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20 kn (37 km/h) surfaced[1]
  • +25 kn (46 km/h) submerged[1]
Rangeunlimited except by food supplies
Test depth700 ft (210 m)[1] (maximum over 900 ft (270 m))[4]
Capacity120[1]
ComplementTwo crews (Blue/Gold) each consisting of 12 officers and 100 men.
Armament

USS George Washington (SSBN-598) was the United States's first operational ballistic missile submarine. She was the lead ship of her class of nuclear ballistic missile submarines, was the third[5] United States Navy ship of the name, in honor of Founding Father George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States, and was the first of that name to be purpose-built as a warship.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "SSBN-598 George Washington-Class FBM Submarines" from the FAS
  2. ^ Hickman, Kennedy (2012). "Cold War: USS George Washington (SSBN-598)". About.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  3. ^ Adcock, Al. U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarines (Carrolltown, Texas: Squadron Signal, 1993), p. 12. Adcock, p. 4, also credits mythical interwar Albacore and Trout classes, however.
  4. ^ a b c Adcock, p. 12.
  5. ^ Several other U.S. Navy ships have been named USS Washington in his honor.