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SSBN-642 USS Kamehameha
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Namesake. Kamehameha I (c. 1758–1819), King of Hawaii (c. 1795–1819)
Ordered. 31 Aug 1962
Builder. Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California
Laid down. 2 May 1963
Launched. 16 Jan 1965
Commissioned. 10 Dec 1965
Decommissioned. 2 Apr 2002
Reclassified. Attack submarine (SSN-642) in 1992
Stricken. 2 Apr 2002
Motto. Imua (Hawaiian for 'Go forth and conquer')
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun Oct 2002; completed 28 Feb 2003
Class and type. Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
Displacement. 6,511 tons light, 7,334 tons full, 823 tons dead[clarification needed]
Length. 425 ft (130 m)
Beam. 33 ft (10 m)
Draft. 31 ft (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 (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Test depth. 1,300 feet (400 m)
Complement. Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold Crew) of 20 officers and 130 enlisted men each
Armament:
16 × ballistic missile tubes (deactivated 1992)
4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (all forward)
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![SSBN-642 USS Kamehameha
Namesake. Kamehameha I (c. 1758–1819), King of Hawaii (c. 1795–1819)
Ordered. 31 Aug 1962
Builder. Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California
Laid down. 2 May 1963
Launched. 16 Jan 1965
Commissioned. 10 Dec 1965
Decommissioned. 2 Apr 2002
Reclassified. Attack submarine (SSN-642) in 1992
Stricken. 2 Apr 2002
Motto. Imua (Hawaiian for 'Go forth and conquer')
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun Oct 2002; completed 28 Feb 2003
Class and type. Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
Displacement. 6,511 tons light, 7,334 tons full, 823 tons dead[clarification needed]
Length. 425 ft (130 m)
Beam. 33 ft (10 m)
Draft. 31 ft (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 (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Test depth. 1,300 feet (400 m)
Complement. Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold Crew) of 20 officers and 130 enlisted men each
Armament:
16 × ballistic missile tubes (deactivated 1992)
4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (all forward)](albums/userpics/10003/642-1-Kamehameha.jpg "SSBN-642 USS Kamehameha
Namesake. Kamehameha I (c. 1758–1819), King of Hawaii (c. 1795–1819)
Ordered. 31 Aug 1962
Builder. Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, California
Laid down. 2 May 1963
Launched. 16 Jan 1965
Commissioned. 10 Dec 1965
Decommissioned. 2 Apr 2002
Reclassified. Attack submarine (SSN-642) in 1992
Stricken. 2 Apr 2002
Motto. Imua (Hawaiian for 'Go forth and conquer')
Fate. Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun Oct 2002; completed 28 Feb 2003
Class and type. Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
Displacement. 6,511 tons light, 7,334 tons full, 823 tons dead[clarification needed]
Length. 425 ft (130 m)
Beam. 33 ft (10 m)
Draft. 31 ft (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 (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Test depth. 1,300 feet (400 m)
Complement. Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold Crew) of 20 officers and 130 enlisted men each
Armament:
16 × ballistic missile tubes (deactivated 1992)
4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (all forward)")