 USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631) entering point at Naval Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), American Civil War general and the 18th President of the United States (1869-1877) |
| Ordered | 20 July 1961 |
| Builder | Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
| Laid down | 18 August 1962 |
| Launched | 2 November 1963 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. David W. Griffiths |
| Commissioned | 17 July 1964 |
| Decommissioned | 12 June 1992 |
| Stricken | 12 June 1992 |
| Fate | Scrapped via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 23 October 1993 |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | James Madison-class submarine |
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| Length | 425 ft (130 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Installed power | S5W reactor |
| Propulsion | 2 × geared steam turbines 15,000 shp (11,185 kW), one shaft |
| Speed | Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Test depth | 1,300 feet (400 m) |
| Complement | Two crews (Blue and Gold) of 13 officers and 130 enlisted each |
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USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631), a James Madison-class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the third shipa of the United States Navy to be named for Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), American Civil War general and the 18th President of the United States (1869-1877).