USS John Marshall (SSBN-611)
.jpg) The Marshall on the surface of the water |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | July 1, 1959 |
| Keel laying | April 4th 1960 |
| Launch | July 15, 1961 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | May 21, 1962 |
| Decommissioning | July 22, 1992 |
| Whereabouts | Disassembled |
| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
7900 ts submerged |
| length |
125.1 meters |
| width |
10.1 meters |
| Draft |
9.1 meters |
| crew |
12 officers, 128 sailors |
| drive |
S5W pressurized water reactor, 15,000 SHP |
| speed |
20 knots |
| Armament |
16 ICBMs, 4 torpedo tubes |
The USS John Marshall (SSBN-611) was an Ethan Allen-class nuclear submarine of the United States Navy . It was named after John Marshall , Chief Justice of the United States from 1801 to 1835.
history
SSBN-611 was commissioned in 1959 and laid down on April 4, 1960 at Newport News Shipbuilding . After a construction period of well over a year, the unit was launched and was christened by Ethel Skakel-Kennedy , wife of then Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy . In May 1962 the John Marshall could be put into service.
For the first voyages of the boat, the Marshall was stationed in Holy Loch , Scotland, and it was not until 1966 that she returned to the United States and its shipyard for an initial overhaul. By 1970 the boat had made 25 nuclear deterrent patrols and was then relocated to Rota , Spain.
In 1974 the second overhaul followed in the Mare Island Naval Shipyard , and the boat was also equipped to launch modern submarine-launched ballistic missiles . Subsequently, the boat operated mainly in the Pacific, from the ports of Pearl Harbor and Apra Harbor on Guam .
In 1981, the missile complex was in agreement with SALT I disabled the boat went after that, especially in anti-submarine Exercises, more than hunting submarine SSN-611 . In 1983 in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, the attachment for two dry deck shelters was installed, so that the Marshall was able to transport commando units into enemy territorial waters . This is how the boat operated during Operation Desert Storm .
In 1992 the John Marshall was finally decommissioned and canceled until 1997 in the Ship-Submarine Recycling Program in the Puget Sound NSY.
Web links
- History of the USS John Marshall (SSBN-611) in the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships (English)