USS Woodrow Wilson, a Lafayette-class submarine that formed part of the "41 for Freedom" force
Class overview
Name
Five classes:
George Washington
Ethan Allen
Lafayette
James Madison
Benjamin Franklin
Operators
United States Navy
Preceded by
Regulus missile submarines
Succeeded by
Ohio class
Built
1 November 1958 to 20 March 1965
Completed
41
Active
0
Lost
0
Retired
39
Preserved
2
General characteristics
Length
381–425 ft (116–130 m) (depending on class)[1]
Beam
33 feet (10 m)[1]
Draft
31 feet (9.4 m)[1]
Speed
20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)[1]
Test depth
In excess of 400 ft (120 m)[1]
Complement
14 officers, 140 enlisted[1]
Armament
4 × 21-inch (533 mm) bow torpedo tubes
16 × SLBMs depending upon class and vessel:[2]
UGM-27 Polaris A1, A2, or A3
UGM-73 Poseidon C3
UGM-96A Trident I C4
41 for Freedom refers to the US Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarines from the George Washington, Ethan Allen, Lafayette, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin classes. All of these submarines were commissioned 1959–1967, as the goal was to create a credible, survivable sea-based deterrent as quickly as possible. These submarines were nicknamed "41 for Freedom" once the goal of 41 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) was established in the early 1960s. The 1972 SALT I Treaty limited the number of American submarine-launched ballistic missile tubes to 656, based on the total missile tubes of the forty-one submarines, in line with the treaty's goal of limiting strategic nuclear weapons to the number already existing.[3]
^ abcdefJane's Fighting Ships, 1971–72
^Jane's Fighting Ships, 1985–86
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