Nuclear submarine USS Lafayette (SSBN-616)
Basic information
Namesake:
Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), a French hero of the American Revolutionary War.
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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 Lafayette (SSBN-616), the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named to honor Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero who fought alongside and significantly aided the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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