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SSBN-632 USS Von Steuben 
Namesake. Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730–1794), a Prussian army officer who served in the American Revolutionary War
Ordered. 20 Jul 1961
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down. 4 Sep 1962
Launched. 18 Oct 1963
Commissioned. 30 Sep 1964
Decommissioned. 26 Feb 1994
Stricken. 26 Feb 1994
Fate. Scrapping via Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 Oct 2000, completed 30 Oct 2001
Class and type. James Madison-class submarine
Displacement:	
6,504 tons (light)
7,250 tons (surfaced)
8,250 tons (submerged)
Length. 	425 feet (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) 1 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
4 × 21 inches (0.53 m) torpedo tubes

SSBN-632 USS Von Steuben

Namesake. Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben (1730–1794), a Prussian army officer who served in the American Revolutionary War
Ordered. 20 Jul 1961
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Laid down. 4 Sep 1962
Launched. 18 Oct 1963
Commissioned. 30 Sep 1964
Decommissioned. 26 Feb 1994
Stricken. 26 Feb 1994
Fate. Scrapping via Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 1 Oct 2000, completed 30 Oct 2001
Class and type. James Madison-class submarine
Displacement:
6,504 tons (light)
7,250 tons (surfaced)
8,250 tons (submerged)
Length. 425 feet (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) 1 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
4 × 21 inches (0.53 m) torpedo tubes

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