USS George Washington (SSBN-598)

GPTKB entity

Properties (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:spacecraft
gptkbp:armament 16 Trident I (C4) missiles
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Armed_Forces_Expeditionary_Medal
gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Navy_Good_Conduct_Medal
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
Navy Expeditionary Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Patrol Ribbon
gptkbp:builder gptkb:General_Dynamics_Electric_Boat
gptkbp:class George_Washington_class
gptkbp:commander Captain_E._W._
gptkbp:commissioned December 30, 1959
gptkbp:crew 140 personnel
gptkbp:decommissioned January 30, 1994
gptkbp:deployedTo gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
1993
gptkbp:displacement 16,000 tons (submerged)
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:firstHeld first submarine to carry ballistic missiles
gptkbp:firstPublished nan
gptkbp:has_a_role_in strategic deterrence
gptkbp:homePort gptkb:Naval_Submarine_Base_New_London
Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS George Washington (SSBN-598)
gptkbp:launched June 9, 1959
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Groton,_Connecticut
gptkbp:length 408 feet (124 m)
gptkbp:nickname GW
gptkbp:notable_event first deterrent patrol in 1960
gptkbp:operationalRange Unlimited (nuclear powered)
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion Nuclear
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:USS_James_Madison_(SSBN-627)
gptkbp:services gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:sister_ship USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599)
gptkbp:speed 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
gptkbp:status Decommissioned
gptkbp:successor USS Tennessee (SSBN-734)