SSBN-623 USS Nathan Hale

Namesake. Nathan Hale (1755–1776), a hero of the American Revolutionary War
Ordered. 3 Feb 1961
Awarded. 3 Feb 1961
Builder. General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down. 2 Oct 1961
Launched. 12 Jan 1963
Commissioned. 23 Nov 1963
Decommissioned. 31 Jan 1986
Stricken . 31 Jan 1986
Fate. Entered Ship-Submarine Recycling Program 2 Oct 1991; recycling completed 5 Apr 1994
Class and type. Lafayette-class submarine
Type. Ballistic missile submarine (hull design SCB-216)
Displacement. Surfaced: approx. 7,250 tons Submerged: approx. 8,250 tons
Length. 425 feet (130 meters)
Beam. 33 feet (10 meters)
Draft. 31.5 feet (9.6 meters)
Propulsion: 1 × S5W reactor; 2 × DeLaval turbine=15,000 shp (11,000 kW)
Speed. Surfaced: 16 – 20 knots Submerged: 22 – 25 knots
Complement. Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold), 13 officers and 130 enlisted men 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