USS Andrew Jackson
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USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) was a Lafayette-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine. It was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), the seventh President of the United States (1829–1837).
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USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Andrew Jackson |
Namesake | Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), seventh President of the United States (1829–1837) |
Ordered | 23 July 1960 |
Builder | Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California |
Laid down | 26 April 1961 |
Launched | 15 September 1962 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Estes Kefauver |
Commissioned | 3 July 1963 |
Decommissioned | 31 August 1989 |
Stricken | 31 August 1989 |
Motto | One man with courage is a majority |
Fate | Scrapping via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 30 August 1999 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Lafayette-class submarine |
Type | Ballistic missile submarine (hull design SCB-216)[1] |
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Length | 425 ft (130 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m) |
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Complement | Two crews (Blue and Gold), 13 officers and 130 enlisted men each |
Sensors and processing systems | BQS-4 sonar[1] |
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