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SSBN-635 USS Sam Rayburn
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Namesake. Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1940–1947, 1949–1953, and 1955–1961)
Ordered. 20 Jul 1961
Builder. Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, VA
Laid down. 3 Dec 1962
Launched. 20 Dec 1963
Commissioned. 2 Dec 1964
Decommissioned. 31 Jul 1989
Reclassified. Moored training ship, MTS-635, 31 July 1989
Stricken. 31 Jul 1989
Motto. "First in its Class"
Status. Awaiting defueling and disposal at Norfolk Naval Shipyard.
Class and type. James Madison-class submarine
Displacement. 6,700 long tons (6,808 t) light
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, one shaft 15,000 shp (11,185 kW)
Speed. Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
Test depth. 1,300 feet (400 m)
Complement. Two crews (Blue and Gold) of 120 men each
Armament:
16 × ballistic missile tubes
4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (all forward)
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