USS Nathanael Greene

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USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636)

USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636), probably during her sea trials off New England in the mid-1960s.
History
United States
Namesake	Nathanael Greene (1746-1782), a major general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
Ordered	21 July 1961
Builder	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine
Laid down	21 May 1962
Launched	12 May 1964
Sponsored by	Mrs. Neander W. Wade
Commissioned	19 December 1964
Decommissioned	15 December 1986
Stricken	31 January 1987
Fate	Scrapped via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program began 1 September 1998 and completed 20 October 2000
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General characteristics
Class and type	James Madison-class submarine
Displacement	7,250 long tons (7,366 t) surfaced 8,250 long tons (8,382 t) submerged 6,700 long tons (6,808 t) light
Length	425 ft (130 m)
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Draft	31 ft 5 in (9.58 m)
Installed power	S5W reactor
Propulsion	2 × geared steam turbines, one shaft 15,000 shp (11,185 kW)
Speed	16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) submerged
Test depth	1,300 ft (400 m)
Complement	Two crews (Blue and Gold) of 13 officers and 130 men each
Armament	4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes forward 16 × ballistic missile tubes

USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636), a James Madison-class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Major General Nathanael Greene (1746–1786), who served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.^a