USS James K. Polk

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USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645), a Benjamin Franklin class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James K. Polk (1795–1849), the eleventh President of the United States (1845–1849). She was later converted into an attack submarine and redesignated SSN-645.

1963-11-23T00:00:00Z
1963-11-23T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1999-07-08T00:00:00Z
1999-07-08T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1965-05-22T00:00:00Z
1965-05-22T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1966-04-16T00:00:00Z
1966-04-16T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
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USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645) at Charleston SC in 1981USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645) at Charleston SC in 1981
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Sail of USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645) in 1981Sail of USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645) in 1981
USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645) at Charleston SC in 1981USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645) at Charleston SC in 1981
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Sail of USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645) in 1981Sail of USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645) in 1981
Photographer`s Mate 1ST Class-Diver Slater videotapes a member of a Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team as he emerges from a hatch in the forward hull of the submerged nuclear-powered str - DPLA - 4db94828d7ebb6848ac54dc34eb1f4fePhotographer's Mate 1ST Class-Diver Slater videotapes a member of a Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team as he emerges from a hatch in the forward hull of the submerged nuclear-powered str - DPLA - 4db94828d7ebb6848ac54dc34eb1f4fe
Photographer`s Mate 1ST Class-Diver Slater videotapes a member of a Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team as he emerges from a hatch in the forward hull of the submerged nuclear-powered str - DPLA - 4db94828d7ebb6848ac54dc34eb1f4fePhotographer's Mate 1ST Class-Diver Slater videotapes a member of a Navy Sea-Air-Land (SEAL) team as he emerges from a hatch in the forward hull of the submerged nuclear-powered str - DPLA - 4db94828d7ebb6848ac54dc34eb1f4fe