USS Henry Clay
USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625) on 6 December 1967. | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS Henry Clay |
| Namesake | Henry Clay (1777–1852), an American statesman and orator |
| Ordered | 3 February 1961 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company |
| Laid down | 23 October 1961 |
| Launched | 30 November 1962 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Green B. Gibson |
| Commissioned | 20 February 1964 |
| Decommissioned | 5 November 1990 |
| Stricken | 5 November 1990 |
| Motto | Preservation of the Nation |
| Fate | Scrapping via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 30 September 1997 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Lafayette-class submarine |
| Type | Ballistic missile submarine (hull design SCB-216) |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 425 ft (130 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 31 ft 6 in (9.60 m) |
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| Complement | Two crews (Blue and Gold), 13 officers and 130 enlisted men each |
| Sensors & processing systems | BQS-4 sonar |
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USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625), a Lafayette class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Henry Clay (1777–1852), the American statesman and orator.