SSBN-618 USS Thomas Jefferson

Namesake. Named for Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826), the third President of the United States (1801-1809)
Ordered. 22 Jul 1960
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding
Laid down. 3 Feb 1961
Launched. 24 Feb 1962
Commissioned. 4 Jan 1963
Decommissioned. 24 Jan 1985
Reclassified. Attack submarine, SSN-618, 11 Mar 1981
Stricken . 30 Apr 1986
Fate. Entered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program 1 Oct 1996; recycling completed 6 Mar 1998
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 surfaced, 21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h) 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 x 21 inches (530 mm) torpedo tubes