USS George Washington Carver
USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656) ca. June 1966 | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | USS George Washington Carver |
| Namesake | George Washington Carver (1865–1943), an American researcher and inventor |
| Awarded | 29 July 1963 |
| Builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia |
| Laid down | 24 August 1964 |
| Launched | 14 August 1965 |
| Sponsored by | Miss Marian Anderson (1897-1993) |
| Commissioned | 15 June 1966 |
| Decommissioned | 18 March 1993 |
| Stricken | 18 March 1993 |
| Motto | Strength Through Knowledge |
| Fate | Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 21 March 1994 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Benjamin Franklin class fleet ballistic missile submarine |
| Displacement |
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| Length | 425 ft (130 m) |
| Beam | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft | 33 ft (10 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 100 officers and enlisted men each |
| Armament |
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USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656), a Benjamin Franklin class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for George Washington Carver (1865–1943), an American researcher and inventor.