USS Mariano G. Vallejo
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USS Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658), was a Benjamin Franklin-class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was named for Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (1807–1890), a key proponent of California statehood. The boat's service extended from 1966 until 1995.
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USS Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658) off Mare Island sometime in December 1966. | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo (1807-1890), a proponent of California statehood |
Ordered | 8 August 1963 |
Builder | Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California |
Laid down | 7 July 1964 |
Launched | 23 October 1965 |
Sponsored by | Miss Patricia O. V. McGettigan |
Commissioned | 16 December 1966 |
Decommissioned | 9 March 1995 |
Stricken | 9 March 1995 |
Fate | Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 October 1994, completed 22 December 1995 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Benjamin Franklin-class fleet ballistic missile submarine |
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Length | 425 ft (130 m) |
Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
Draft | 31 ft (9.4 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 (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
Test depth | 1,300 feet (400 m) |
Complement | Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold Crew) of 120 men each |
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