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USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643), a Benjamin Franklin class (or "640-class") fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship a of the United States Navy to be named in honor of George Bancroft (1800-1891), United States Secretary of the Navy (1845–1846) and the founder of the United States Naval Academy.
English: USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643) on display outside Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia. Date: ... Topaz Photo AI 3.0.2 (Windows)
USS Kamehameha was decommissioned on 2 April 2002, the last ship of the Benjamin Franklin class to be decommissioned. [4] The sail of George Bancroft is preserved at the Naval Submarine Base King's Bay, Georgia. James K. Polk ' s sail is on display at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History [5] in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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Pages in category "Benjamin Franklin-class submarines" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. ... USS George Bancroft; USS George C. Marshall;
The United States had deployed nuclear weapons aboard submarines for the purpose of deterrence since 1959, using the SSM-N-8 Regulus cruise missile.However, this was intended to act merely as a stop-gap, as the Regulus was limited both by its size – the greatest number of missiles capable of being taken to sea was five aboard USS Halibut – range and speed, as well as the fact that the ...
The wreck of one of the most storied US Navy submarines of World War II has been found in the South China Sea eight decades after its last patrol, the Navy’s History and Heritage Command said ...
Last U.S. Navy submarine to be named after a fish until USS Seawolf (SSN-21). SSN-685 Glenard P. Lipscomb: Unique attack submarine design using turbo-electric transmission. SSN-686 L. Mendel Rivers: SSN-687 Richard B. Russell: SSN-688 Los Angeles: Lead boat of her class of 62. Was active for 34 years, 3 months. SSN-689 Baton Rouge: SSN-690 ...