Nuclear submarine USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624)
Basic information
Namesake:
Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), 28th President of the United States (1913–1921).
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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 Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624), a Lafayette class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), the 28th President of the United States (1913–1921). She later was converted into an attack submarine and redesignated SSN-624.
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