USS Patrick Henry

USS *Patrick Henry*
History
USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599)
United States
Name	USS Patrick Henry
Namesake	Patrick Henry (1736–1799)
Ordered	31 December 1957
Builder	General Dynamics Electric Boat
Laid down	27 May 1958
Launched	22 September 1959
Sponsored by	Mrs. Leslie F. Ahrends
Commissioned	11 April 1960
Decommissioned	25 May 1984
Stricken	16 December 1985
Fate	Recycling via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 21 August 1997
General characteristics
Class & type	George Washington-class submarine
Type	SSBN
Displacement	5400 tons light 5959–6019 tons surfaced 6709–6888 Approx. tons submerged
Length	381.6 ft (116.3 m)
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Draft	29 ft (8.8 m)
Propulsion	1 S5W PWR 2 geared turbines at 15,000shp 1 shaft
Speed	20 kn (37 km/h) surfaced +25 kn (46 km/h) submerged
Range	unlimited except by food supplies
Test depth	700 ft (210 m)
Complement	Two crews (Blue/Gold) each consisting of 12 officers 100 men
Armament	16 Polaris A1/A3 missiles 6 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes

USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599), named after the American Revolutionary War figure and Founding Father Patrick Henry (1736–1799), was a George Washington class nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine of the United States Navy. She was later converted into an attack submarine and redesignated SSN-599.