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U.S.S. SAM RAYBURN
(SSBN-635)MR. SAM (SSBN
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USS SAM RAYBURN (SSBN-635) - a James Madison-class submarine
In Commission 1964 to 1989SSBN-635 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEC | 1962 | - | Keel Date: 3 DEC 1962 at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News VA | ||
| DEC | 1963 | - | Launch Date: 20 DEC 1963 | ||
| DEC | 1964 | - | Commissioned: 2 DEC 1964 | ||
| JUN | 1976 | - | JUL | 1976 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| NOV | 1976 | - | JAN | 1977 | shooting ballistic missiles |
| SEP | 1981 | - | JAN | 1983 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| JAN | 1983 | - | Shellback Initiation - 29 JAN 1983 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| JUL | 1989 | - | Decommissioned: 31 JUL 1989 | ||
| JUL | 1989 | - | JUL | 1989 | Recommisioning |
SSBN-635 General Specifications
Class: James Madison-class submarine
Named for: Sam Rayburn (1882–1961)
Complement: 120 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 6700 tons
Length: 425 feet
Beam: 33 feet
Flank Speed: Over 20 knots
Final Disposition: Became moored training ship at Naval Nuclear Power School Goose Creek South Carolina 1989
USS SAM RAYBURN (SSBN-635)
Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635) was laid down on 3 December 1962 by the Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport
News, Va.; launched on 20 December 1963; co-sponsored by Mrs. S. E. Bartley and Mrs. W. A. Thomas; and
commissioned on 2 December 1964, Capt. Oliver H. Perry, Jr. (blue crew) in command.
The
28th United States ballistic missile submarine to be commissioned, Sam
Rayburn conducted demonstration
and shakedown operations on the Atlantic Missile Range, first manned by her blue crew and then by her gold crew,
under Comdr. William A. Williams III. She joined
Submarine Squadron 18 before her first patrol in the summer of 1965. In August 1965, she joined Submarine Squadron 16 and made 7 patrols out of Rota, Spain, before rejoining Submarine Squadron
18 in December 1966 at Charleston, S.C.
During 1967, Sam Rayburn completed
her 8th through 11th Polaris deterrent
patrols. During 1968, she completed patrols 12 through 14. During 1969, Sam Rayburn operated continuously
with Submarine Squadron 18 until commencing
overhaul at Portsmouth, N.H., in December. Upon completion of overhaul on 27 May 1971, Sam Rayburn operated along the eastern coast of the United States throughout 1971 and into 1972. Sam Rayburn departed from Groton, Conn., and arrived in Charleston, S.C., before departing on an extended
period of special operations. As of
June 1974, she continues to be
engaged in those special operations.
[Note: The above USS SAM RAYBURN (SSBN-635) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS SAM RAYBURN (SSBN-635), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]