![]() George Washington at sea.
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Class overview | |
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Succeeded by | Ethan Allen class submarine |
Built | 1958–1961[1] |
In commission | 1959–1985 |
Completed | 5[1] |
Retired | 5[1] |
General characteristics | |
Type | SSBN |
Displacement | Surfaced: 5,959 long tons (6,055 t) Submerged: 6,709 long tons (6,817 t)[2] |
Length | 381.6 ft (116.3 m)[1] |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m)[1] |
Draft | 29 ft (8.8 m)[1] |
Propulsion |
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Speed |
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Range | unlimited except by food supplies |
Test depth | 700 ft (210 m)[1] |
Capacity | 112 (Crew Only) |
Complement | Two crews (Blue/Gold) each consisting of 12 officers and 100 men. |
Armament |
The George Washington class was a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines deployed by the United States Navy. George Washington, along with the later Ethan Allen, Lafayette, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin classes, comprised the "41 for Freedom" group of submarines that represented the Navy's main contribution to the nuclear deterrent force through the late 1980s.
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