USS Daniel Boone
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USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629), a James Madison-class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Daniel Boone (1734–1820), the pioneer and frontiersman.
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USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629) off Hampton Roads, Virginia, on 1 February 1991 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Daniel Boone (1734–1820), the American explorer and frontiersman. |
Ordered | 21 July 1961 |
Builder | Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California |
Laid down | 6 February 1962 |
Launched | 22 June 1963 |
Sponsored by | Mrs. James H. Wakelin, Jr. |
Commissioned | 23 April 1964 |
Decommissioned | 18 February 1994 |
Stricken | 18 February 1994 |
Motto | New Trails to Blaze |
Fate | Scrapping via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 4 November 1994 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Lafayette-class submarine (hull design SCB-216 Mod 3)[1][clarification needed] |
Displacement | |
Length | 425 feet (130 m) |
Beam | 33 feet (10 m) |
Draught | 32 ft (9.8 m)[2] |
Installed power | S5W reactor |
Propulsion |
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Speed | Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Test depth | Over 400 ft (120 m) |
Complement | Two crews (Blue and Gold), 13 officers and 130 enlisted each[2] |
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