Benjamin Franklin-class submarine

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The Benjamin Franklin class of US ballistic missile submarines were in service from the 1960s to the 2000s. The class was an evolutionary development from the earlier James Madison class of fleet ballistic missile submarine. Having quieter machinery and other improvements, it is considered a separate class. A subset of this class is the re-engineered 640 class starting with USS George C. Marshall. The primary difference was that they were built under the new SUBSAFE rules after the loss of USS Thresher, earlier boats of the class had to be retrofitted to meet SUBSAFE requirements. The Benjamin Franklin class, together with the George Washington, Ethan Allen, Lafayette, and James Madison classes, comprised the "41 for Freedom" submarines that were the Navy's primary contribution to the nuclear deterrent force through the late 1980s. This class and the James Madison class are combined with the Lafayettes in some references.

1964  WikimediaWikidata
ballistic missile submarine, United States NavyGeneral Dynamics Electric BoatUnited States

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  • USS Benjamin Franklin
    1964 Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
  • USS Francis Scott Key
    1965 Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
  • USS George Bancroft
    1965 Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
  • USS George C. Marshall
    1965 Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
  • USS George Washington Carver
    1965 Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
  • USS Henry L. Stimson
    1965 Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
  • USS James K. Polk
    1965 Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
  • USS Kamehameha
    1965 Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
  • USS Lewis and Clark
    1964 Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
  • USS Simon Bolivar
    1964 Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
  • USS Will Rogers
    1966 Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
  • USS Mariano G. Vallejo
    1965 Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
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1964 Benjamin Franklin-class submarine
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1966 — 1995 USS Mariano G. Vallejo
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    objectwatercraftUSS Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin-class submarine, ballistic missile submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Francis Scott KeyBenjamin Franklin-class submarine, ballistic missile submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS George Bancroftballistic missile submarine, Benjamin Franklin-class submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS George C. Marshallballistic missile submarine, Benjamin Franklin-class submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS George Washington Carverballistic missile submarine, Benjamin Franklin-class submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Henry L. Stimsonballistic missile submarine, Benjamin Franklin-class submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS James K. Polkballistic missile submarine, Benjamin Franklin-class submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS KamehamehaBenjamin Franklin-class submarine, ballistic missile submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Lewis and Clarkballistic missile submarine, Benjamin Franklin-class submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Simon Bolivarballistic missile submarine, Benjamin Franklin-class submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraftUSS Will Rogersballistic missile submarine, Benjamin Franklin-class submarineWikidata
    objectwatercraft1966USS Mariano G. VallejoBenjamin Franklin-class submarine, ballistic missile submarineWikidata