USS Benjamin Franklin

USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640) puts out to sea
History
United States
NameUSS Benjamin Franklin
NamesakeBenjamin Franklin (1706–1790), an American journalist, publisher, author, philanthropist, abolitionist, public servant, scientist, librarian, diplomat, inventor, and Founding Father
Ordered1 November 1962
BuilderGeneral Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down25 May 1963
Launched5 December 1964
Sponsored byMrs. Francis L. Moseley and Mrs. Leon V. Chaplin
Commissioned22 October 1965
Decommissioned23 November 1993
Stricken23 November 1993
FateScrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 21 August 1995
General characteristics
Class & typeBenjamin Franklin-class fleet ballistic missile submarine
Displacement
  • 7,300 long tons (7,417 t) surfaced
  • 8,250 long tons (8,382 t) submerged
Length425 ft (130 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft31 ft (9.4 m)
Installed power15,000 shp (11,185 kW)
PropulsionOne S5W pressurized-water nuclear reactor, two geared steam turbines, one shaft
SpeedOver 20 knots
Test depth1,300 feet (400 m)
ComplementTwo crews (Blue Crew and Gold Crew) of 120 men each
Armament

USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN 640), the lead ship of 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.a

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