USS George Bancroft
USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643), probably during her sea trials off the coast of New England in late 1965. | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS George Bancroft |
| Namesake | George Bancroft (1800–1891), U.S. Secretary of the Navy (1845-1846) |
| Ordered | 1 November 1962 |
| Builder | General Dynamics Electric Boat |
| Laid down | 24 August 1963 |
| Launched | 20 March 1965 |
| Sponsored by | Mrs. Anita Irvine |
| Commissioned | 22 January 1966 |
| Decommissioned | 21 September 1993 |
| Stricken | 21 September 1993 |
| Fate | Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 30 March 1998 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Benjamin Franklin-class submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 425 ft (130 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 31 ft (9.4 m) |
| Installed power | 15,000 shp (11,185 kW) |
| Propulsion | One S5W pressurized-water nuclear reactor, two geared steam turbines, one shaft |
| Speed | Over 20 knots |
| Test depth | 1,300 feet (400 m) |
| Complement | Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold Crew) of 120 men each |
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USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643), a Benjamin Franklin class (or "640-class") fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the fourth shipa of the United States Navy to be named in honor of George Bancroft (1800-1891), United States Secretary of the Navy (1845–1846) and the founder of the United States Naval Academy.