USS 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).