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SSBN-631 USS Ulysses S Grant
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Namesake. Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), American Civil War general and the 18th President of the United States (1869-1877)
Ordered. 20 Jul 1961
Builder. Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down. 18 Aug 1962
Launched. 2 Nov 1963
Commissioned. 17 Jul 1964
Decommissioned. 12 Jun 1992
Stricken . 12 Jun 1992
Fate. Scrapped via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 23 October 1993
Class and type. James Madison-class submarine
Displacement:
7,300 long tons (7,417 t) surfaced
8,250 long tons (8,382 t) submerged
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 15,000 shp (11,185 kW), one 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 each
Armament:
16 × ballistic missile tubes (originally for Polaris missiles, later for Poseidon missiles
4 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes (all forward)
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