SSBN-610 Thomas A Edison USS Engineering

Namesake. Thomas Edison, American inventor and businessman (1847–1931)
Ordered. 1 Jul 1959
Builder. Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation
Laid down. 15 Mar 1960
Launched. 15 Jun 1961
Commissioned. 10 Mar 1962
Decommissioned. 1 Dec 1983
Stricken. 30 Apr 1986
Motto. Potentia Tenebras Repellendi (Power to Repel the Darkness)
Fate. Recycling via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 1 Dec 1997
Class and type. Ethan Allen-class submarine
Type. Ballistic Missile Submarine
Displacement. 6,900 tons surfaced 7,900 tons submerged
Length. 410 feet 4 inches (125.07 m)
Beam. 33.1 feet (10.1 m)
Draft. 27 feet 5 inches (8.36 m)
Propulsion. S5W reactor – two geared steam turbines – one shaft
Speed. 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced, 21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) submerged
Test depth. 1,300 feet (400 m)
Complement. 12 Officers and 128 Enlisted (two crews Blue and Gold)
Armament. 16 fleet ballistic missiles, 4 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes