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U.S.S. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
(SSBN-640)Click to view crew list
USS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (SSBN-640) - a Benjamin Franklin-class fleet ballistic missile submarine
In Commission 1965 to 1993SSBN-640 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SSBN-640 Shellback Initiation | Add a SSBN-640 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAY | 1963 | - | Keel Date: 25 MAY 1963 at General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton CT | ||
| DEC | 1964 | - | Launch Date: 5 DEC 1964 | ||
| OCT | 1965 | - | Commissioned: 22 OCT 1965 | ||
| SEP | 1970 | - | Shellback Initiation - 3 SEP 1970 - Indian Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1970 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 OCT 1970 - Indian Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1970 | - | Shellback Initiation - 10 OCT 1970 - Indian Ocean | ||
| DEC | 1972 | - | Shellback Initiation - 9 DEC 1972 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| SEP | 1973 | - | DEC | 1973 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1975 | - | SEP | 1978 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1978 | - | NOV | 1993 | Mediterranean |
| FEB | 1979 | - | SEP | 1979 | Mediterranean |
| DEC | 1979 | - | JUN | 1981 | Regular Overhaul |
| NOV | 1993 | - | Decommissioned: 23 NOV 1993 | ||
SSBN-640 General Specifications
Class: Benjamin Franklin-class fleet ballistic missile submarine
Named for: Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)
Complement: 120 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 7300 tons
Length: 425 feet
Beam: 33 feet
Flank Speed: Over 20 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 21 August 1995
USS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (SSBN-640)
Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640) was laid down at Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation
in Groton, Connecticut, 25 May 1963. She was launched on 5 December 1964, sponsored by Mrs. Francis L. Moseley
and Mrs. Leon V. Chaplin, and commissioned on 22 October 1965, with Captain Donald M. Miller commanding
the Blue Crew and Commander Ross N. Williams commanding the Gold Crew.
[Note: The above USS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (SSBN-640) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (SSBN-640), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]