USS Benjamin Franklin

USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640), the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine, was the only submarine of the United States Navy to be named for Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.^a

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SSBN-640; USS Benjamin Franklin, SSBN-640
Trident, Mark 48 torpedo, 
Benjamin Franklin-class submarine, ballistic missile submarine, United States Navy, General Dynamics Electric Boat, 

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1963-05-25T00:00:00Z

1963-05-25T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1964-12-05T00:00:00Z

1964-12-05T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1993-11-23T00:00:00Z

1993-11-23T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1965-10-22T00:00:00Z

1965-10-22T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

USS Benjamin Franklin 1 sep 1985

USS Benjamin Franklin 1 sep 1985

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		USS Benjamin Franklin 1 sep 1985		Commons
commons	image		USS Benjamin Franklin 1 sep 1985		Commons