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Nuclear submarine USS James Monroe (SSBN-622)

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Classification

Ship class:
Lafayette-class submarine
Type:
Ballistic missile submarine (SSB, SSBN)

Basic information

Namesake:
James Monroe (1758-1831), fifth President of the United States (1817-1825).
Operator:
United States NavyUnited States Navy
Country of build:
Builder:
Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS)Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS)
Ordered:
Laid down:
Launched:
Commissioned (service):
Decommissioned (out):
Status:
Decommissioned

Ship measurements

Displacement:
7,370 t
Submerged displacement:
8,380 t
Length:
130 m
Beam:
10 m
Draft:
9.6 m

Machine

Propulsion:
  • 1 * S5W PWR nuclear reactor
  • 2 * geared steam turbines (15,000 shp (11,000 kW))
  • 1 * shaft
Speed:
20 knots
Submerged speed:
25 knots
Test depth:
400 m

Personnel

Complement:
143

Combat assets

Electronics:
  • BQS-4 sonar
  • BQR-7 passive detecting-ranging sonar
  • BQR-19 navigation
  • BQR-15 Signal Processing and Display (SPAD) towed array
  • SINS Mk2 ship's inertial navigation system
Armament:
  • 16 * Polaris A2/A3 or Poseidon C3 missiles
  • 4 * 21 inch (533 mm) Mark 65 torpedo tubes with Mark 113 firecontrol system (12 * Mark 48 torpedoes)

USS James Monroe (SSBN-622), a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Monroe. She served with the United States Navy from 1963 to 1990.

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