USS John C. Calhoun
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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 Democratic legislator and statesman.
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USS John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) in 1972 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | John Calhoun, South Carolinian politician |
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 |
Stricken | 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 |
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Length | 425 ft (130 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
Installed power | S5W reactor |
Propulsion | 2 × geared steam turbines 15,000 shp (11,185 kW), one shaft |
Speed | Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Test depth | 1,300 feet (400 m) |
Complement | Two crews (Blue and Gold) of 13 officers and 130 enlisted men each |
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