USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628)
United States Navy submarine (1963–1993) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Tecumseh.
USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628), a James Madison-class ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Tecumseh (c.1768–1813), the leader of the Shawnee people.
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USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628) underway east of Charleston, South Carolina, on 1 January 1986. | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Tecumseh |
Namesake | Tecumseh (1768-1813), a Native American leader of the Shawnee |
Ordered | 20 July 1961 |
Builder | Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut |
Laid down | 1 June 1962 |
Launched | 22 June 1963 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Robert L. F. Sikes |
Commissioned | 29 May 1964 |
Decommissioned | 23 July 1993 |
Stricken | 23 July 1993 |
Motto | United for Freedom |
Fate | Scrapped via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 1 April 1994 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | James Madison-class submarine |
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Length | 425 ft (130 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 31 ft 4 in (9.55 m) |
Installed power | S5W reactor |
Propulsion | 2 × geared steam turbines, 15,000 shp (11,185 kW), 1 shaft |
Speed |
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Test depth | 1,300 ft (400 m) |
Complement | Two crews (Gold and Blue) of 140 each |
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