USS Henry Clay
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USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625), a Lafayette class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Henry Clay (1777–1852), the American statesman and orator.
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USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625) on 6 December 1967. | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Henry Clay |
Namesake | Henry Clay (1777–1852), an American statesman and orator |
Ordered | 3 February 1961 |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company |
Laid down | 23 October 1961 |
Launched | 30 November 1962 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Green B. Gibson |
Commissioned | 20 February 1964 |
Decommissioned | 5 November 1990 |
Stricken | 5 November 1990 |
Motto | Preservation of the Nation |
Fate | Scrapping via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 30 September 1997 |
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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