USS Patrick Henry

USS Patrick Henry

USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599)
History
United States
Name	USS Patrick Henry
Namesake	Patrick Henry (1736–1799)
Ordered	31 December 1957[1]
Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down	27 May 1958[1]
Launched	22 September 1959[1]
Sponsored by	Mrs. Leslie F. Ahrends
Commissioned	11 April 1960[1]
Decommissioned	25 May 1984[1]
Stricken	16 December 1985[1]
Fate	Recycling via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 21 August 1997
General characteristics
Class and type	George Washington-class submarine
Type	SSBN
Displacement	5400 tons light[2] 5959–6019 tons surfaced[2] 6709–6888 Approx. tons submerged[2]
Length	381.6 ft (116.3 m)[2]
Beam	33 ft (10 m)[2]
Draft	29 ft (8.8 m)[2]
Propulsion	1 S5W PWR[2] 2 geared turbines at 15,000shp[2] 1 shaft[2]
Speed	20 kn (37 km/h) surfaced[2] +25 kn (46 km/h) submerged[2]
Range	unlimited except by food supplies
Test depth	700 ft (210 m)[2]
Complement	Two crews (Blue/Gold) each consisting of 12 officers 100 men
Armament	16 Polaris A1/A3 missiles[2] 6 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes[2]

USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599), named after the American Revolutionary War figure and Founding Father Patrick Henry (1736–1799), was a George Washington class nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine of the United States Navy. She was later converted into an attack submarine and redesignated SSN-599.