USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626)

Immersed 8250 ts

129.5 m

10.1 m

9.6 m

13 officers and 107 men

A S5W reactor

30 nodes

4533 -mm torpedo tubes, 16 ICBMs

The USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) was a nuclear submarine of the Lafayette class. The boat was a so-called Ship Submersible Ballistic Nuclear, a submarine designed specifically for the launch of intercontinental ballistic missiles. It was named after U.S. Senator Daniel Webster.

History

In February 1961, the contract for SSBN -626 was given in December of the same year the keel-laying ceremony at the shipyard of Electric Boat. In April 1963, the boat was launched, a year later, after completion of the final outfitting and sea trials of the yard that Webster was officially submitted to the United States Navy in service.

The Daniel Webster was, rather than a single boat in its class with a trial basis with the deep stroke with a small tower at the bow, as usual standard, the sail, equipped. However, as this configuration reduced the speed it has been removed at the first overhaul and replaced with a traditional rudder.

After a period of service of 26 years, Daniel Webster was decommissioned. To be decomposed Instead, however, the submarine was converted to a Moored Training Ship and received the designation of MTS - 626. As such, the Webster is located near the Charleston Naval Shipyard in Charleston, South Carolina and serves the training of new sailors, particularly in the reactor operation.