Lafayette-class submarine
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The Lafayette-class submarine was a series of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines built during the Cold War to enhance the United States' strategic nuclear deterrent at sea.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Benjamin Franklin-class submarine | 4 |
| Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine | 1 |
| US Navy Lafayette-class submarine | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | ballistic missile submarine class ⓘ |
| armament |
ballistic missiles
ⓘ
torpedoes ⓘ |
| buildStart | 1961 ⓘ |
| category |
Ballistic missile submarines
ⓘ
Cold War submarines of the United States ⓘ Nuclear submarines of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | double-hull design ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | two-crew system ⓘ |
| crewType |
Blue crew
ⓘ
Gold crew ⓘ |
| designedBy | United States Navy Bureau of Ships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
sea-based nuclear deterrent
ⓘ
second-strike capability ⓘ |
| era | 1960s warship class ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Madison-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | steel hull ⓘ |
| launchCapability | underwater missile launch ⓘ |
| launchPlatformFor | submarine-launched ballistic missile ⓘ |
| missileSystem |
UGM-27 Polaris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UGM-73 Poseidon NERFINISHED ⓘ UGM-96 Trident I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Marquis de Lafayette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | SSBN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponsPlatform | yes ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 9 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Polaris submarine fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| powerPlantType | pressurized water reactor ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ethan Allen-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| propulsion |
nuclear reactor
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| retired | 1994 ⓘ |
| role | strategic deterrence patrols ⓘ |
| secondaryMission | intelligence gathering ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1963 ⓘ |
| status | all units decommissioned ⓘ |
| strategicTriadComponent | sea-based leg of U.S. nuclear triad ⓘ |
| subclassOf | SSBN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Navy Atlantic Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Navy Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
this entity surface form:
US Navy Lafayette-class submarine
subject surface form:
Ohio-class submarine
subject surface form:
Ohio-class submarine
this entity surface form:
Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
this entity surface form:
Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
this entity surface form:
Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine
this entity surface form:
Benjamin Franklin-class submarine