USS Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634)
 The Stonewall Jackson at sea in 1991 |
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Order | July 21, 1961 |
| Keel laying | 4th July 1962 |
| Launch | November 30, 1963 |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Commissioning | August 26, 1964 |
| Decommissioning | February 9, 1995 |
| Whereabouts | Canceled |
| 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 Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634) was a Lafayette-class submarine . It was named after General Thomas Jonathan Jackson , known as Stonewall Jackson , who fought in the Confederate Army .
history
The Stonewall Jackson was commissioned from Mare Island Naval Shipyard in 1961 and laid down there in 1962. The launch took place after about one and a half years, in August 1964 the boat was finally put into service with the United States Navy .
This was followed by the first training runs, culminating in the first launch of an ICBM on December 2nd. The submarine was stationed in Apra Harbor , Guam , from where it sailed for the first five years. In 1970 he was assigned to the Atlantic fleet . In the same year an overhaul was carried out in the Electric Boat shipyard . The Stonewall was then stationed in Holy Loch , Scotland until 1978 . A second overhaul followed by 1980, this time in the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard . From 1982 the boat finally operated from the Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay .
On February 9, 1995, the Stonewall Jackson was decommissioned and canceled in the same year in the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard as part of the Ship-Submarine Recycling Program .
Web links
- Stonewall Jackson in DANFS (Engl.)
- Homepage about the Stonewall Jackson (engl.)
- Homepage about the Stonewall Jackson (engl.)