SSBN-599 USS Patrick Henry

Namesake. Patrick Henry (1736–1799) American politician, planter and orator who declared to the Second Virginia Convention (1775): "Give me liberty, or give me death!" A Founding Father, he served as the first and sixth post-colonial Governor of Virginia, from 1776 to 1779 and from 1784 to 1786.
Ordered. 31 Dec 1957
Builder. General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down. 27 May 1958
Launched. 22 Sep 1959
Commissioned. 11 Apr 1960
Decommissioned. 25 May 1984
Stricken. 16 Dec 1985
Fate. Recycling via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 21 Aug 1997
Class and type. George Washington-class submarine (hull design SCB-180A)
Displacement:
5400 tons light
5959–6019 tons surfaced
6709–6888 Approx. tons submerged
Length. 381.6 ft (116.3 m)
Beam. 33 ft (10 m)
Draft. 29 ft (8.8 m)
Propulsion:
1 × S5W PWR
2 × geared turbines rated at 15,000 shp (11,000 kW)
1 × 7-bladed screw
Speed:
20 kn (37 km/h) surfaced
+25 kn (46 km/h) submerged
Range. unlimited except by food supplies
Test depth. 700 ft (210 m) (maximum over 900 ft (270 m))
Capacity. 120
Complement. Two crews (Blue/Gold) each consisting of 12 officers and 100 men.
Armament:
16 Polaris A1/A3 missiles
6 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes (Mark 16, Mark 37, or Mark 48 torpedoes)