Regulus missile submarines

Regulus missile submarines
USS Grayback, one of the five submarines that operated Regulus missiles
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Class overview
Name
Operators United States Navy
Succeeded by
Built6 March 1953 to 4 January 1960
Planned16
Completed5
Active0
Lost0
Retired5
Preserved1
General characteristics
Length311–350 ft (95–107 m) (depending on class)
Beam27–29 feet (8.2–8.8 m)
Draft17–28 feet (5.2–8.5 m)
Complement5-9 officers, 54-88 enlisted
Armament

The Regulus missile submarines were a group of submarines operated by the United States Navy (US Navy) capable of carrying the Regulus cruise missile. Between 1959 and 1964, a total of five boats were used to undertake the first submarine-based nuclear deterrent patrols by the United States. Regulus submarines were used for this task until 1964, when sufficient ballistic missile submarines carrying the Polaris ballistic missile became available.