USS Lafayette (SSBN-616)

Ballistic Missile Submarine

United States | 1963

"The USS Lafayette was named after American Revolutionary War supporter and French war hero Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette."

Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one sea-going vessel design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for USS Lafayette (SSBN-616).

1 x S5W nuclear reactor; 2 x General Electric geared turbines delivering 15,000 shaft horsepower to 1 x screw.
Propulsion

20.0 kts
23.0 mph
Surface Speed

25.0 kts
28.8 mph
Submerged Speed

Essentially Unlimited
Range

Structure
The bow-to-stern, port-to-starboard physical qualities of USS Lafayette (SSBN-616).

143
Personnel
Complement

425.0 ft
129.54 meters
O/A Length

33.0 ft
10.06 meters
Beam

31.5 ft
9.60 meters
Draught

7,370
tons
Displacement

8,380
tons
Displacement (Submerged)

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of USS Lafayette (SSBN-616).

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.

Ships-in-Class (9)
Notable series variants as part of the USS Lafayette (SSBN-616) family line as relating to the Lafayette-class group.

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)

Operators
Global operator(s) of the USS Lafayette (SSBN-616). Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national naval warfare listing.

[ United States ]

Going Further...
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