USS Will Rogers

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USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) was a Benjamin Franklin-class ballistic missile submarine – the last of the "41 for Freedom" Polaris submarines. She was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for humorist Will Rogers (1879–1935).

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keel laying
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ship decommissioning
1967-04-01T00:00:00Z
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ship commissioning
1966-07-21T00:00:00Z
1966-07-21T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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Poseidon C-3 launch from USS Will Rogers (SSBM-659) in 1986Poseidon C-3 launch from USS Will Rogers (SSBM-659) in 1986
Y 1st submarine patrol Holy Loch, Scotland (WILL ROGERS SSBN 659 BLUE) - panoramioY 1st submarine patrol Holy Loch, Scotland (WILL ROGERS SSBN 659 BLUE) - panoramio
Y 1st submarine patrol Holy Loch, Scotland (WILL ROGERS SSBN 659 BLUE) - panoramioY 1st submarine patrol Holy Loch, Scotland (WILL ROGERS SSBN 659 BLUE) - panoramio