For the United States Revenue cutter, see USRC James Madison.
USS James Madison (SSBN-627)
USS James Madison (SSBN-627) at sea
History
United States
Name
USS James Madison
Namesake
James Madison
Ordered
20 July 1961
Builder
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down
5 March 1962
Launched
15 March 1963
Sponsored by
Mrs. A.S. "Mike" Monroney
Commissioned
28 July 1964
Decommissioned
20 November 1992
Stricken
20 November 1992
Fate
Scrapping via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 24 October 1997
General characteristics
Class and type
James Madison-class submarine fleet ballistic missile submarine (hull design SCB 216 Mod 3)[2][clarification needed]
Displacement
7,320 long tons (7,437 t) (submerged)[1]
8,240 long tons (8,372 t) (submerged)
Length
425 feet (130 m)
Beam
33 feet (10 m)
Draught
32 ft (9.8 m)[1]
Installed power
S5W reactor
Propulsion
2 × geared steam turbines 15,000 shp (11,000 kW)
1 shaft, one 7-bladed screw
Speed
Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Test depth
Over 400 ft (120 m)
Complement
Two crews (Blue and Gold) of 15 officers and 132 enlisted each[1]
Armament
4 × 21 inches (530 mm) Mark 65[1] torpedo tubes (bow; Mark 48 torpedoes, 16 vertical launch missile tubes amidships, various small arms
USS James Madison (SSBN-627), the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Founding Father James Madison (1751–1836), the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817).
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Adcock, Al. (1993), U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarines, Carrolltown, Texas: Squadron Signal, p. 30
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Adcock, Al. (1993), U.S. Ballistic Missile Submarines, Carrolltown, Texas: Squadron Signal, pp. 30, (4 also credits mythical interwar Albacore and Trout classes, however)
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