USS Casimir Pulaski

For ships with similar names, see USS Pulaski.

USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633)
USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633) on 10 January 1983
History
United States
NamesakeCasimir Pulaski (1745–1779), a Polish general who served in the American Revolutionary War
Ordered20 July 1961
BuilderElectric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down12 January 1963[1][2][3]
Launched1 February 1964[1][2][3]
Sponsored byMrs. John A. Gronouski Jr.
Commissioned14 August 1964[1][2][3]
Decommissioned7 March 1994[2][3]
Stricken7 March 1994[3]
Motto
  • Per Tridentem Libertas
  • (Freedom through Seapower)
FateScrapping via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 21 October 1994
General characteristics
Class and typeJames Madison class[4][5] submarine
Displacement
  • 7417 tons surfaced
  • 8382 tons submerged
Length425 ft (130 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft32 ft (9.8 m)
Installed powerS5W reactor
Propulsion
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) submerged, 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced[3]
Test depth1,300 feet (400 m)
ComplementTwo crews (Blue and Gold) of 13 officers and 130 enlisted men each
Armament

USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633), a James Madison-class ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Casimir Pulaski (1745–1779), a Polish general who served in the American Revolutionary War.

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  4. ^ Navy Fact File (8 ed.). Washington, D.C.: US Navy, Office of Information. October 1987. p. Fact Sheet III-1. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
  5. ^ "41 for Freedom Submarines". Naval History and Heritage Command. U.S. Navy. Retrieved 6 November 2022.