USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630)
.jpg) USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) on 1 February 1991 |
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| Name: | USS John C. Calhoun |
| Namesake: | John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), a distinguished American legislator |
| Ordered: | 20 July 1961 |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia |
| Laid down: | 4 June 1962 |
| Launched: | 22 June 1963 |
| Sponsored by: | Miss Rosalie J. Calhoun |
| Commissioned: | 15 September 1964 |
| Decommissioned: | 28 March 1994 |
| Struck: | 28 March 1994 |
| Motto: | For Peace, Ready |
| Fate: | Scrapping via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 18 November 1994 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | James Madison-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 7,300 long tons (7,417 t) surfaced 8,250 long tons (8,382 t) submerged |
| Length: | 425 ft (130 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft: | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Installed power: | 15,000 shp (11,185 kW) |
| Propulsion: | One S5W pressurized-water nuclear reactor, two geared steam turbines, one shaft |
| Speed: | Over 20 knots |
| Test depth: | Template:Convert/ftm |
| Complement: | Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold Crew) of 120 men each |
| Armament: | • 16 × ballistic missile tubes (originally for Polaris missiles, later for Trident C-4 missiles) • 4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (all forward) with Mark 48 torpedoes |
USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630), a James Madison-class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John C. Calhoun (1782–1850), the distinguished legislator.
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[edit] Construction and commissioning
The contract to build John C. Calhoun was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia, on 20 July 1961 and her keel was laid down there on 4 June 1962. She was launched on 22 June 1963 sponsored by Miss Rosalie J. Calhoun, and commissioned on 15 September 1964, with Commander Deane L. Axene in command of the Blue Crew and Commander Frank A. Thurtell in command of the Gold Crew.
[edit] Operational history
After shakedown and training along the United States East Coast, John C. Calhoun began operational deterrent patrols on 22 March 1965, assigned to Submarine Squadron 18.
- History from 1965 to 1994 needed.
During her career, John C. Calhoun received upgrades necessary to carry Trident I ballistic missiles.
[edit] Decommissioning and disposal
John C. Calhoun was decommissioned on 28 March 1994 at Bremerton, Washington, and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register the same day. Her scrapping via the Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at Bremerton, Washington, was completed on 18 November 1994.
[edit] References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) |
- This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
- NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Archive John C. Calhoun (SSBN 630), http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08630.htm, retrieved 2011 September 24
- USS John C. Calhoun Veterans Association, http://www.ssbn630.org/, retrieved 2011 September 24
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