&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:USS_Sam_Houston_SSN-609.jpg) USS Sam Houston (SSBN-609)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Namesake | Sam Houston (1793–1863), President (1836–1838, 1841–1844) of the Republic of Texas |
| Ordered | 1 July 1959 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company |
| Laid down | 28 December 1959 |
| Launched | 2 February 1961 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. John B. Connally |
| Commissioned | 6 March 1962 |
| Decommissioned | 6 September 1991 |
| Reclassified | SSN-609 10 November 1980 |
| Stricken | 6 September 1991 |
| Fate | Recycled via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program; completed 3 February 1992 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ethan Allen-class submarine |
| Type | Ballistic Missile Submarine |
| Displacement | approx. 7,900 tons submerged |
| Length | 410 feet 4 inches (125.07 m) |
| Beam | 33.1 feet (10.1 m) |
| Draft | 27 feet 5 inches (8.36 m) |
| Propulsion | S5W reactor – two geared steam turbines – one shaft |
| Speed | 16 knots surfaced, 21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth | 1,300 feet (400 m) |
| Complement | 12 Officers and 128 Enlisted (two crews Blue and Gold) |
| Armament | 16 fleet ballistic missiles, 4 x 21 inches (530 mm) torpedo tubes |
USS Sam Houston (SSBN-609/SSN-609), an Ethan Allen-class submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named after Sam Houston (1793–1863), president of the Republic of Texas (1836–1838, 1841–1844). Sam Houston was the US Navy's seventh ballistic missile submarine.