USS Lafayette

USS Lafayette (SSBN-616), the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named to honor Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero who fought alongside and significantly aided the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.

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speed 21 knot, Mark 48 torpedo, UGM-27 Polaris, UGM-73 Poseidon, 
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1963-04-23T00:00:00Z

1963-04-23T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

1991-08-12T00:00:00Z

1991-08-12T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1962-05-08T00:00:00Z

1962-05-08T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1961-01-17T00:00:00Z

1961-01-17T00:00:00Z

keel laying

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Frameless

Christening of USS LAFAYETTE by Jacqueline Kennedy cph.3b31913

USS Lafayette (SSBN-616) at Port Canaveral

USS Lafayette SSBN-616

Four LaFayette-class ballistic missile submarines being scrapped out at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 17 May 1993

Christening USS Lafaytte (27513688890) (cropped)

Christening USS Lafaytte (27513688890)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Christening of USS LAFAYETTE by Jacqueline Kennedy cph.3b31913		Commons
commons	image		USS Lafayette (SSBN-616) at Port Canaveral		Commons
commons	image		USS Lafayette SSBN-616		Commons
commons	image		Four LaFayette-class ballistic missile submarines being scrapped out at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 17 May 1993		Commons
commons	image		Christening USS Lafaytte (27513688890) (cropped)		Commons
commons	image		Christening USS Lafaytte (27513688890)		Commons