USS Lafayette (SSBN-616) Ballistic Missile Submarine (1963)
The USS Lafayette was named after American Revolutionary War supporter and French war hero Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette.
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Specifications for the
USS Lafayette (SSBN-616)
Ballistic Missile Submarine
Country of Origin: United States
Initial Year of Service: 1963
Operators: United States
Crew: 143
Length: 425ft (129.54m)
Beam: 33ft (10.06m)
Draught: 31.5ft (9.60m)
Displacement: 7,370tons
Displacement (Submerged): 8,380tons
Machinery: 1 x S5W nuclear reactor; 2 x General Electric geared turbines delivering 15,000 shaft horsepower to 1 x screw.
Surface Speed: 20kts (23mph)
Submerged Speed: 25kts (29mph)
Range: Essentially Unlimited
Armament:
4 x 21-inch (530mm) Mark 65 torpedo tubes supporting Mark 48 series torpedoes.
16 x Polaris / Poseidon nuclear ballistic missiles in vertical launch tubes.
Ship Class: Lafayette-class
Number-in-Class: 9
Ships-in-Class: USS Lafayette (SSBN-616); USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617); USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619); USS John Adams (SSBN-620); USS James Monroe (SSBN-622); USS Nathan Hale (SSBN-623); USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624); USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625); USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626)
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