USS Casimir Pulaski

USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633)
USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633) on 10 January 1983
History
United States
NamesakeCasimir Pulaski (1745–1779), a Polish general who served in the American Revolutionary War
Ordered20 July 1961
BuilderElectric Boat, Groton, Connecticut
Laid down12 January 1963
Launched1 February 1964
Sponsored byMrs. John A. Gronouski Jr.
Commissioned14 August 1964
Decommissioned7 March 1994
Stricken7 March 1994
Motto
  • Per Tridentem Libertas
  • (Freedom through Seapower)
FateScrapping via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 21 October 1994
General characteristics
Class & typeJames Madison class submarine
Displacement
  • 7417 tons surfaced
  • 8382 tons submerged
Length425 ft (130 m)
Beam33 ft (10 m)
Draft32 ft (9.8 m)
Installed powerS5W reactor
Propulsion
Speed21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph) submerged, 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced
Test depth1,300 feet (400 m)
ComplementTwo crews (Blue and Gold) of 13 officers and 130 enlisted men each
Armament

USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633), a James Madison-class ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Casimir Pulaski (1745–1779), a Polish general who served in the American Revolutionary War.