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USS James Monroe (SSBN-622)

USS James Monroe (SSBN-622)
History
United States of America
Namesake	James Monroe (1758-1831), fifth President of the United States (1817-1825)
Ordered	3 February 1961
Builder	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Laid down	31 July 1961
Launched	4 August 1962
Sponsored by	Mrs. Roswell L. Gilpatric
Commissioned	7 December 1963
Decommissioned	25 September 1990
Stricken	25 September 1990
Motto	"Watchful Waiting"
Fate	Scrapping via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 10 January 1995
Status	Recycled
General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Type	Ballistic missile submarine (hull design SCB-216)[1]
Displacement	list error: <br /> list (help) 7,250 long tons (7,370 t) surfaced 8,250 long tons (8,380 t) submerged
Length	425 ft (130 m)
Beam	33 ft (10 m)
Draft	31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
Propulsion	list error: <br /> list (help) 1 × S5W reactor 2 × Westinghouse geared turbines 15,000 shp (11,000 kW)[1]
Speed	list error: <br /> list (help) 20 knots (37 km/h) surfaced 25 knots (46 km/h) submerged
Complement	Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold), 13 officers and 130 enlisted men each
Sensors and processing systems	BQS-4 sonar[1]
Armament	list error: <br /> list (help) 4 × 21 in (533 mm) Mark 65 torpedo tubes with Mark 113 firecontrol system,[1] for Mark 48 torpedoes 16 × vertical tubes for Polaris or Poseidon ballistic missiles

USS James Monroe (SSBN-622), a Template:Sclass- ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Monroe. She served with the United States Navy from 1963 to 1990.

The contract to build James Monroe was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 3 February 1961 and her keel was laid down there on 31 July 1961. She was launched on 4 August 1962 sponsored by Mrs. Roswell L. Gilpatric, and commissioned on 7 December 1963, with Commander William H. Sandford in command of the Blue Crew and Commander Warren R. Cobean, Jr., in command of the Gold Crew.

Following shakedown off Cape Kennedy, Florida, James Monroe spent the early months of 1964 in ballistic missile tests. She departed for her first deterrent patrol in June 1964. On 17 January 1967, James Monroe completed her twelfth deterrent patrol, having operated from both Holy Loch, Scotland, and Rota, Spain.

James Monroe was decommissioned on 25 September 1990 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register the same day. Ex-James Monroe entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington. Recycling of Ex-James Monroe was completed on 10 January 1995.

•  This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. The entry can be found here.

•  This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
• Photo gallery of USS James Monroe at NavSource Naval History}}

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