USS James Madison
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For the United States Revenue cutter, see USRC James Madison.
USS James Madison (SSBN-627), the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Founding Father James Madison (1751–1836), the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817).
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USS James Madison (SSBN-627) at sea | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS James Madison |
Namesake | James Madison |
Ordered | 20 July 1961 |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 5 March 1962 |
Launched | 15 March 1963 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. A.S. "Mike" Monroney |
Commissioned | 28 July 1964 |
Decommissioned | 20 November 1992 |
Stricken | 20 November 1992 |
Fate | Scrapping via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 24 October 1997 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | James Madison-class submarine fleet ballistic missile submarine (hull design SCB 216 Mod 3)[1][clarification needed] |
Displacement |
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Length | 425 feet (130 m) |
Beam | 33 feet (10 m) |
Draught | 32 ft (9.8 m)[2] |
Installed power | S5W reactor |
Propulsion |
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Speed | Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Test depth | Over 400 ft (120 m) |
Complement | Two crews (Blue and Gold) of 15 officers and 132 enlisted each[2] |
Armament | 4 × 21 inches (530 mm) Mark 65[2] torpedo tubes (bow; Mark 48 torpedoes, 16 vertical launch missile tubes amidships, various small arms |
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