USS Daniel Webster

USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626)
USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) with her unusual original bow plane configuration.
History
United States
NameDaniel Webster
NamesakeDaniel Webster (1782–1852), an American statesman
Ordered3 February 1961
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down28 December 1961
Launched27 April 1963
Sponsored byMrs. W. Osborn Goodrich, Jr.
Commissioned9 April 1964
Decommissioned30 August 1990
MottoLiberty and Union
Nickname(s)"Old Funny Fins"
FateBecame moored training ship MTS-626
General characteristics
Class and typeLafayette-class ballistic missile submarine (hull design SCB-216)[1]
Displacement
  • 7,250 long tons (7,370 t) surfaced
  • 8,250 long tons (8,380 t) submerged
Length425 ft (130 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
Propulsion
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h) surfaced
  • 25 knots (46 km/h) submerged
ComplementTwo crews (Blue and Gold), 13 officers and 130 enlisted men each
Sensors and
processing systems		BQS-4 sonar[1]
Armament

USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626), a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine (FBM), was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Senator Daniel Webster.

  1. ^ a b c d Adcock, Al. (1993). U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarines. Carrolltown, Texas: Squadron Signal. p. 22.