George Washington-class submarine
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The George Washington-class submarine was the United States Navy’s first class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, pioneering sea-based strategic nuclear deterrence during the Cold War.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy submarine class
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ballistic missile submarine class ⓘ |
| armament | Polaris ballistic missile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Ballistic missile submarines
ⓘ
Nuclear submarines of the United States Navy ⓘ Submarine classes of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| enteredService | 1960 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War era ⓘ |
| followedBy | Ethan Allen-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS George Washington (SSBN-598) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullDesignBasedOn | Skipjack-class submarine hull NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchPlatformFor | submarine-launched ballistic missile ⓘ |
| missileTypeCarried | UGM-27 Polaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Washington ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 5 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| powerplant | nuclear reactor ⓘ |
| precededBy | Skipjack-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| propulsion | nuclear-powered ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | first US Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class ⓘ |
| submarineType | SSBN ⓘ |
| usedFor | sea-based strategic nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
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