SSBN-616 USS Lafayette

Namesake. Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834), a French hero of the American Revolutionary War
Ordered. 22 Jul 1960
Builder. General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down. 17 Jan 1961
Launched. 8 May 1962
Commissioned. 23 Apr 1963
Decommissioned. 12 Aug 1991
Stricken . 12 Aug 1991
Fate. Entered Ship-Submarine Recycling Program 12 Aug 1991; recycling completed 25 Feb 1992
Class and type. Lafayette-class submarine Ballistic missile submarine
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 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