USS Von Steuben (SSBN-632)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Von Steuben.
USS Von Steuben (SSBN-632), a James Madison-class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730–1794), a Prussian army officer who served in the American Revolutionary War.
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USS Von Steuben (SSBN-632) on 15 May 1985. | |
History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730–1794), a Prussian army officer who served in the American Revolutionary War |
Ordered | 20 July 1961 |
Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company |
Laid down | 4 September 1962 |
Launched | 18 October 1963 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. Fred Korth |
Commissioned | 30 September 1964 |
Decommissioned | 26 February 1994 |
Stricken | 26 February 1994 |
Fate | Scrapping via Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 October 2000, completed 30 October 2001 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | James Madison-class submarine |
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Length | 425 feet (130 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
Installed power | S5W reactor |
Propulsion | 2 × geared steam turbines, 15,000 shp (11,185 kW) 1 shaft |
Speed | Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Test depth | 1,300 feet (400 m) |
Complement | Two crews (Blue and Gold) of 13 officers and 130 enlisted men each |
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