USS John Adams

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USS John Adams (SSBN-620), a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Founding Father John Adams (1735–1826), the second President of the United States (1797–1801), and his son John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), the sixth President of the United States (1825–1829). Both names were used with the captains of the Blue and Gold crews alternately using the names John Adams and John Quincy Adams.

1961-05-19T00:00:00Z
1961-05-19T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1964-05-12T00:00:00Z
1964-05-12T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1989-03-24T00:00:00Z
1989-03-24T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
1963-01-12T00:00:00Z
1963-01-12T00:00:00Z
ship launching
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USS Canopus (AS-34) and USS John Adams (SSBN-620) at Charleston c1980USS Canopus (AS-34) and USS John Adams (SSBN-620) at Charleston c1980
USS Canopus (AS-34) and USS John Adams (SSBN-620) at Charleston c1980USS Canopus (AS-34) and USS John Adams (SSBN-620) at Charleston c1980
USS Canopus (AS-34) and USS John Adams (SSBN-620) - NARA - 100311047USS Canopus (AS-34) and USS John Adams (SSBN-620) - NARA - 100311047
USS Canopus (AS-34) and USS John Adams (SSBN-620) - NARA - 100311047USS Canopus (AS-34) and USS John Adams (SSBN-620) - NARA - 100311047
USS John Adams (SSBN-620)USS John Adams (SSBN-620)
USS John Adams (SSBN-620)USS John Adams (SSBN-620)
Four LaFayette-class ballistic missile submarines being scrapped out at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 17 May 1993Four LaFayette-class ballistic missile submarines being scrapped out at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 17 May 1993
Four LaFayette-class ballistic missile submarines being scrapped out at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 17 May 1993Four LaFayette-class ballistic missile submarines being scrapped out at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard on 17 May 1993