USS George Washington (SSBN-598)
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USS George Washington (SSBN-598) was the United States Navy’s first operational ballistic missile submarine and a pioneering platform of the nuclear deterrent fleet during the Cold War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy submarine
ⓘ
ballistic missile submarine ⓘ |
| armament |
16 Polaris A-1 ballistic missile tubes
ⓘ
6 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes ⓘ Polaris A-1 SLBM NERFINISHED ⓘ Polaris A-3 SLBM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Defense Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy E Ribbon NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam Service Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam |
10 m
ⓘ
33 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | George Washington-class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1959-12-30 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | attack submarine (SSN role) late in career ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement |
Blue and Gold crews
ⓘ
about 112 ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1985-01-24 ⓘ |
| draft | 29 ft ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fate | recycled through U.S. Navy Ship-Submarine Recycling Program ⓘ |
| firstPatrol | 1960-11 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstPatrolArea | North Atlantic Ocean GENERATED ⓘ |
| homeport | Groton, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | SSBN-598 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1958-11-01 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1959-06-09 ⓘ |
| length |
116 m
ⓘ
381 ft ⓘ |
| locationOfFairwaterPlanes | Submarine Force Library and Museum, Groton, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationOfSail | Groton, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Washington ⓘ |
| notableEvent | first successful submerged launch of a Polaris ballistic missile from a submarine ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | George Washington-class ballistic missile submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | USS Scorpion (SSN-589 hull, converted during construction) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
1 S5W nuclear reactor
ⓘ
1 shaft ⓘ 2 geared steam turbines ⓘ |
| recyclingCompletedOn | 1998-09-30 ⓘ |
| removedEquipment | Polaris missile tubes disabled under arms control agreements ⓘ |
| role | strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Mrs. Robert B. Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1985-01-30 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | >20 knots submerged ⓘ |
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