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| | |image_caption=USS ''Benjamin Franklin'' (SSBN-640) puts out to sea | ||
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| | |country=United States | ||
| | |flag={{USN flag|1993}} | ||
| | |name=USS ''Benjamin Franklin'' | ||
| | |namesake=[[Benjamin Franklin]] (1706–1790), an American journalist, publisher, author, philanthropist, [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]], public servant, scientist, librarian, diplomat, inventor, and Founding Father | ||
| | |ordered=1 November 1962 | ||
| | |builder=[[General Dynamics Electric Boat]] | ||
| | |laid_down=25 May 1963 | ||
| | |launched=5 December 1964 | ||
| | |sponsor=Mrs. Francis L. Moseley and Mrs. Leon V. Chaplin | ||
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| | |commissioned=22 October 1965 | ||
| | |decommissioned=23 November 1993 | ||
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| | |struck=23 November 1993 | ||
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}} | |fate=Scrapping via [[Ship and Submarine Recycling Program]] completed 21 August 1995 | ||
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*{{convert|8250|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} submerged | |class=[[Benjamin Franklin class submarine|''Benjamin Franklin''-class]] [[fleet ballistic missile submarine]] | ||
| | |displacement=*{{convert|7300|LT|t|0|lk=in|abbr=on}} surfaced | ||
| | *{{convert|8250|LT|t|0|abbr=on}} submerged | ||
| | |length={{convert|425|ft|m|abbr=on}} | ||
| | |beam={{convert|33|ft|m|abbr=on}} | ||
| | |draught= | ||
| | |draft={{convert|31|ft|m|abbr=on}} | ||
| | |power={{convert|15000|shp|0|abbr=on}} | ||
| | |propulsion=One [[S5W reactor|S5W pressurized-water nuclear reactor]], two geared [[steam turbine]]s, one shaft | ||
| | |speed=Over 20 [[Knot (unit)|knots]] | ||
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| | |test_depth={{convert|1300|ft|m}} | ||
| | |complement=Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold Crew) of 120 men each | ||
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*4 × {{convert|21|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s (all forward) | |EW= | ||
| | |armament=*16 × [[ballistic missile]] tubes | ||
*4 × {{convert|21|in|mm|0|abbr=on}} [[torpedo tube]]s (all forward) | |||
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'''USS ''Benjamin Franklin'' (SSBN 640)''', the [[lead ship]] of [[Benjamin Franklin class submarine|her class]] of [[ballistic missile submarine]], was the only submarine of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for [[Benjamin Franklin]] (1706–1790), one of the [[Founding Fathers of the United States]].{{ref|1|a}} | '''USS ''Benjamin Franklin'' (SSBN 640)''', the [[lead ship]] of [[Benjamin Franklin class submarine|her class]] of [[ballistic missile submarine]], was the only submarine of the [[United States Navy]] to be named for [[Benjamin Franklin]] (1706–1790), one of the [[Founding Fathers of the United States]].{{ref|1|a}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 18:38, 12 December 2025
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Construction and commissioning
The contract to build Benjamin Franklin was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 1 November 1962 and her keel was laid down there on 25 May 1963. She was launched on 5 December 1964, sponsored by Mrs. Francis L. Moseley and Mrs. Leon V. Chaplin, great, great, great, great, great-granddaughters of Benjamin Franklin,[1] and commissioned on 22 October 1965, with Captain Donald M. Miller commanding the Blue Crew and Commander Ross N. Williams commanding the Gold Crew.
Service history
On 6 December 1965, the Gold Crew successfully launched a Polaris A-3 ballistic missile in close coordination with an orbital pass of the Gemini 7 astronauts Frank Borman and Jim Lovell.[2]
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Decommissioning and disposal
Benjamin Franklin was decommissioned on 23 November 1993 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register the same day. Her scrapping via the Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington, was completed on 21 August 1995.
Notes
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References
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