USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626)
.jpg) The Daniel Webster at sea in 1985 |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | 3rd February 1961 |
| Keel laying | December 28, 1961 |
| Launch | April 27, 1963 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | April 9, 1964 |
| Decommissioning | August 30, 1990 |
| Whereabouts | Training ship |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
8250 ts submerged |
| length |
129.5 m |
| width |
10.1 m |
| Draft |
9.6 m |
| crew |
13 officers and 107 men |
| drive |
A S5W reactor |
| speed |
30+ knots |
| Armament |
4 533 mm torpedo tubes , 16 ICBMs |
The USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) was a nuclear-powered submarine of the Lafayette-class . The boat was a so-called Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear , a submarine specially designed for launching ICBMs . It was named after the United States Secretary of State Daniel Webster .
history
In February 1961 the order for SSBN-626 was given, in December of the same year the keel was laid at the Electric Boat shipyard . In April 1963 the boat was launched, a year later, after completion of the final equipment and the shipyard test drives, the Webster was officially put into service with the United States Navy .
The Daniel Webster was, as the only boat in her class, equipped on a trial basis with the depth rudders on a small tower on the bow instead of the usual standard on the sail . However, as this configuration slowed down the speed, it was removed during the first overhaul and replaced with traditional oars.
After a service period of 26 years, the Daniel Webster was decommissioned. Instead of being dismantled, however, the submarine was converted into a moored training ship and received the designation MTS-626 . As such, the Webster is located near the Charleston Naval Shipyard in Charleston , South Carolina and is used to train new seafarers, especially in reactor operation.
Web links
- Images on navsource.org (Engl.)