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SSBN-624 USS Woodrow Wilson
Namesake. Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), 28th President of the United States (1913–1921)
Ordered. 9 Feb 1961
Awarded. 9 Feb 1961
Builder. Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA
Laid down. 13 Sep 1961
Launched. 22 Feb 1963
Commissioned. 27 Dec 1963
Decommissioned. 1 Sep 1994
Reclassified. Attack submarine (SSN-624) in 1990
Stricken	. 1 Sep 1994
Fate. Recycled via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program 26 Sep 1997 through 27 Oct 1998
Class and type. Lafayette-class submarine
Type. Ballistic missile submarine (hull design SCB-216)
Displacement:	
7,250 long tons (7,370 t) surfaced
8,250 long tons (8,380 t) submerged
Length	425 ft (130 m)
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Draft	31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
Propulsion: 1 × S5W reactor; 2 × General Electric geared turbines 15,000 shp (11,000 kW)
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) surfaced; 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged
Complement. Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold), 13 officers and 130 enlisted each
Sensors and processing systems	BQS-4 sonar
Armament:	
4 × 21 in (530 mm) Mark 65 torpedo tubes with Mark 113 firecontrol system, for Mark 48 torpedoes
16 × vertical tubes for Polaris or Poseidon ballistic missiles

SSBN-624 USS Woodrow Wilson

Namesake. Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924), 28th President of the United States (1913–1921)
Ordered. 9 Feb 1961
Awarded. 9 Feb 1961
Builder. Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA
Laid down. 13 Sep 1961
Launched. 22 Feb 1963
Commissioned. 27 Dec 1963
Decommissioned. 1 Sep 1994
Reclassified. Attack submarine (SSN-624) in 1990
Stricken . 1 Sep 1994
Fate. Recycled via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program 26 Sep 1997 through 27 Oct 1998
Class and type. Lafayette-class submarine
Type. Ballistic missile submarine (hull design SCB-216)
Displacement:
7,250 long tons (7,370 t) surfaced
8,250 long tons (8,380 t) submerged
Length 425 ft (130 m)
Beam 33 ft (10 m)
Draft 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
Propulsion: 1 × S5W reactor; 2 × General Electric geared turbines 15,000 shp (11,000 kW)
Speed: 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) surfaced; 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) submerged
Complement. Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold), 13 officers and 130 enlisted each
Sensors and processing systems BQS-4 sonar
Armament:
4 × 21 in (530 mm) Mark 65 torpedo tubes with Mark 113 firecontrol system, for Mark 48 torpedoes
16 × vertical tubes for Polaris or Poseidon ballistic missiles

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