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SSBN-628 USS Tecumseh
Namesake. Tecumseh (1768-1813), a Native American leader of the Shawnee
Ordered. 20 Jul 1961
Builder. Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down. 1 Jun 1962
Launched. 22 Jun 1963
Commissioned	. 9 May 1964
Decommissioned. 23 Jul 1993
Stricken	. 23 Jul 1993
Motto. United for Freedom
Fate. Scrapped via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 1 Apr 1994
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. 31 ft 4 in (9.55 m)
Installed power. S5W reactor
Propulsion. 2 × geared steam turbines, 15,000 shp (11,185 kW), 1 shaft
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced; 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) submerged
Test depth. 1,300 ft (400 m)
Complement. Two crews (Gold and Blue) of 140 each
Armament:	
4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes forward
16 × Polaris A3 missiles (replaced by Poseidon missiles in 1970)

SSBN-628 USS Tecumseh

Namesake. Tecumseh (1768-1813), a Native American leader of the Shawnee
Ordered. 20 Jul 1961
Builder. Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down. 1 Jun 1962
Launched. 22 Jun 1963
Commissioned . 9 May 1964
Decommissioned. 23 Jul 1993
Stricken . 23 Jul 1993
Motto. United for Freedom
Fate. Scrapped via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 1 Apr 1994
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. 31 ft 4 in (9.55 m)
Installed power. S5W reactor
Propulsion. 2 × geared steam turbines, 15,000 shp (11,185 kW), 1 shaft
Speed: 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced; 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) submerged
Test depth. 1,300 ft (400 m)
Complement. Two crews (Gold and Blue) of 140 each
Armament:
4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes forward
16 × Polaris A3 missiles (replaced by Poseidon missiles in 1970)

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