SSBN-630 USS John C Calhoun

Namesake. John Calhoun, South Carolinian politician
Ordered. 20 Jul 1961
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, Virginia
Laid down. 4 Jun 1962
Launched. 22 Jun 1963
Commissioned. 15 Sep 1964
Decommissioned. 28 Mar 1994
Stricken . 28 Mar 1994
Motto. For Peace, Ready
Fate. Scrapping via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 18 Nov 1994
Class and type. James Madison-class submarine
Displacement:
7,300 long tons (7,417 t) surfaced
8,250 long tons (8,382 t) submerged
Length. 425 ft (130 m)
Beam. 33 ft (10 m)
Draft. 32 ft (9.8 m)
Installed power. S5W reactor
Propulsion. 2 × geared steam turbines 15,000 shp (11,185 kW), one shaft
Speed. Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Test depth. 1,300 feet (400 m)
Complement. Two crews (Blue and Gold) of 13 officers and 130 enlisted men each
Armament:
16 × ballistic missile tubes (originally for Polaris missiles, later for Trident C-4 missiles)
4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (all forward) with Mark 48 torpedoes