USS George Washington Carver
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For the Liberty ship, see SS George Washington Carver.
USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656), a Benjamin Franklin class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for George Washington Carver (1865–1943), an American researcher and inventor.
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USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656) ca. June 1966 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS George Washington Carver |
Namesake | George Washington Carver (1865–1943), an American researcher and inventor |
Awarded | 29 July 1963 |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia |
Laid down | 24 August 1964 |
Launched | 14 August 1965 |
Sponsored by | Miss Marian Anderson (1897-1993) |
Commissioned | 15 June 1966 |
Decommissioned | 18 March 1993 |
Stricken | 18 March 1993 |
Motto | Strength Through Knowledge |
Fate | Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 21 March 1994 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Benjamin Franklin class fleet ballistic missile submarine |
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Length | 425 ft (130 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 33 ft (10 m) |
Installed power | 15,000 shp (11,185 kW) |
Propulsion | One S5W pressurized-water nuclear reactor, two geared steam turbines, one shaft |
Speed | Over 20 knots |
Test depth | 1,300 feet (400 m) |
Complement | Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold Crew) of 100 officers and enlisted men each |
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