SSN-645 USS James K Polk

Namesake. James K. Polk (1795–1849), 11th President of the United States (1845–1849)
Awarded. 1 Nov 1962
Builder. General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, CT
Laid down. 23 Nov 1963
Launched. 22 May 1965
Commissioned. 16 Apr 1966
Decommissioned. 8 Jul 1999
Reclassified. From fleet ballistic missile submarine (SSBN-645) to attack submarine (SSN-645) Mar 1994
Stricken . 8 Jul 1999
Fate. Scrapped via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program 26 Apr 2000
Class and type. Benjamin Franklin class fleet ballistic missile submarine 1966–1994; attack submarine 1994–1999
Displacement:
6527 tons light
7345 tons full
818 tons dead
Length. 425 feet (130 m)
Beam. 33 feet (10 m)
Draft. 31 feet (9.4 m)
Installed power. 15,000 shp (11,185 kW)
Propulsion. One S5W pressurized-water nuclear reactor, two geared steam turbines, one shaft
Speed. Over 20 knots
Test depth. 1,300 feet (400 m)
Complement. Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold Crew) of 14 officers and 129 enlisted men each
Armament:
16 × ballistic missile tubes (removed 1994) with one Polaris, later Poseidon missile each
4 × 21 inches (530 mm) torpedo tubes