&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:USS_Lewis_and_Clark_(SSBN-644)_and_bridge.jpg) USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Lewis and Clark |
| Namesake | Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) and William Clark (1770–1838), who carried out the Lewis and Clark Expedition (1804–06) |
| Awarded | 1 November 1962 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
| Laid down | 29 July 1963 |
| Launched | 21 November 1964 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. M. F. Engman and Mrs. M. G. Sale |
| Commissioned | 22 December 1965 |
| Decommissioned | 27 June 1992 |
| Stricken | 1 August 1992 |
| Fate | Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program began 1 October 1995; completed 23 September 1996; Sail and top of rudder preserved. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Benjamin Franklin class fleet ballistic missile submarine |
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| Length | 425 ft (130 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Installed power | 15,000 shp (11,185 kW) |
| Propulsion | One S5W pressurized-water nuclear reactor, two geared steam turbines, one shaft |
| Speed | Over 20 knots |
| Test depth | 1,300 feet (400 m) |
| Complement | Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold Crew) of 14 officers and 126 enlisted men each |
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USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644), a Benjamin Franklin class ballistic missile submarine, was the first ship of the United States Navy to be named for the explorers Meriwether Lewis (1774–1809) and William Clark (1770–1838), who carried out the Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804–06.