SSBN-620 USS John Adams

Namesake. John Adams (1735–1826), second President of the United States (1797–1801), and John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth President of the United States (1825–1829)
Ordered. 23 Jul 1960
Builder. Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, ME
Laid down. 19 May 1961
Launched. 12 Jan 1963
Commissioned. 12 May 1964
Decommissioned. 24 Mar 1989
Stricken . 24 Mar 1989
Fate. Scrapping via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 12 Feb 1996
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) surfaced; 25 knots (46 km/h) submerged
Complement. Two crews (Blue 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