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U.S.S. GEORGE WASHINGTON
(SSBN-598)PRIMUS IN PACE
(FIRST IN PEACE
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USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN-598) - a George Washington-class submarine
In Commission 1959 to 1985SSBN-598 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SSBN-598 Shellback Initiation | Add a SSBN-598 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NOV | 1958 | - | Keel Date: 1 NOV 1958 at General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton CT | ||
| JUN | 1959 | - | Launch Date: 9 JUN 1959 | ||
| DEC | 1959 | - | Commissioned: 30 DEC 1959 | ||
| JUN | 1960 | - | JUL | 1960 | Caribbean - Polaris Missle Testing |
| NOV | 1960 | - | JAN | 1961 | 1st Patrol Nov 15 1960 after 12 noon Jan 21 1961 7:23 surface |
| APR | 1961 | - | JUN | 1961 | North Atlantic |
| NOV | 1962 | - | FEB | 1963 | North Atlantic |
| MAY | 1964 | - | MAY | 1966 | Regular Overhaul |
| APR | 1970 | - | JUL | 1970 | Mediterranean |
| JUL | 1970 | - | JUN | 1971 | Regular Overhaul |
| NOV | 1971 | - | JAN | 1972 | Mediterranean |
| OCT | 1972 | - | JAN | 1973 | Panama Canal |
| FEB | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 18 FEB 1973 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1973 | - | Shellback Initiation - 15 MAR 1973 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAR | 1975 | - | JUN | 1975 | Golden order of the Dragon Crossing the date line and the equat |
| JAN | 1978 | - | APR | 1978 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| JAN | 1978 | - | JAN | 1978 | Panama Canal |
| MAR | 1978 | - | JUN | 1978 | Caribbean |
| APR | 1981 | - | APR | 1981 | Sinki8ng of Japanese freighter Nisho Maru |
| APR | 1983 | - | OCT | 1983 | UNITAS |
| JAN | 1985 | - | Decommissioned: 24 JAN 1985 | ||
SSBN-598 General Specifications
Class: George Washington-class submarine
Named for: President George Washington (1732-1799)
Displacement: 5400 tons
Length: 381.6 feet
Beam: 33 feet
Draft: 29 feet
Range: Unlimited distance
Final Disposition: Recycling via the Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 30 September 1998