UNITED STATES--STRATEGIC MISSILE SUBMARINES

compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last updated 9 September 2008

GATO CLASS SSG (2 x Regulus I)

submarinemissilelaunchcommissionretired
SSG-282TunnyRegulus I (1953-1965)30 Jun 421 Sep 4215 May 65C

BALAO CLASS SSG (2 x Regulus I)

submarinemissilelaunchcommissionretired
SSG-317BarberoRegulus I (1955-?)12 Dec 4329 Apr 44

GRAYBACK CLASS SSG (4 x Regulus I or 2 x Regulus II)

submarinemissilelaunchcommissionretired
SSG-574GraybackRegulus I (1958-?)
Regulus II (?-1965)
2 Jul 577 Mar 5825 May 64D
SSG-577GrowlerRegulus I (1959-1963)5 Apr 5830 Aug 5825 May 64D

HALIBUT CLASS SSGN (5 x Regulus I or 2 x Regulus II)

submarinemissilelaunchcommissionretired
SSGN-587HalibutRegulus I (1960-?)
Regulus II (?-1964)
9 Jan 594 Jan 6030 Apr 86D

GEORGE WASHINGTON CLASS SSBN (16 x Polaris)

submarinemissilelaunchcommissionretired
SSBN-598George WashingtonPolaris A1 (1960-1964)
Polaris A3 (1966-1981)
9 Jun 5930 Dec 5924 Jan 85D
SSBN-599Patrick HenryPolaris A1 (1960-1964)
Polaris A3 (1966-1982)
22 Sep 599 Apr 6025 May 84D
SSBN-600Theodore RooseveltPolaris A1 (1961-1963)
Polaris A3 (1967-1980)
3 Oct 5913 Feb 6128 Feb 81D
SSBN-601Robert E. LeePolaris A1 (1960-1965)
Polaris A3 (1966-1982)
18 Dec 5916 Sep 601 Dec 83D
SSBN-602Abraham LincolnPolaris A1 (1961-1965)
Polaris A3 (1967-1980)
14 May 6011 Mar 6128 Feb 81D

ETHAN ALLEN CLASS SSBN (16 x Polaris)

submarinemissilelaunchcommissionretired
SSBN-608Ethan AllenPolaris A2 (1962-1970s)
Polaris A3 (1970s-1980)
22 Nov 608 Aug 6121 Mar 86D
SSBN-609Sam HoustonPolaris A2 (1962-1970s)
Polaris A3 (1970s-1980)
2 Feb 616 Mar 621 Mar 91D
SSBN-610Thomas A. EdisonPolaris A2 (1962-1973)
Polaris A3 (1975-1980)
15 Jun 6110 Mar 621 Dec 83D
SSBN-611John MarshallPolaris A2 (1962-1970s)
Polaris A3 (1970s-1981)
15 Jul 6121 May 6214 Feb 91D
SSBN-618Thomas JeffersonPolaris A2 (1963-1974)
Polaris A3 (1976-1981)
24 Feb 624 Jan 6324 Jan 85D

LAFAYETTE CLASS SSBN (16 x SLBM)

submarinemissilelaunchcommissionretired
SSBN-616LafayettePolaris A2 (1964-1972)
Poseidon C3 (1975-1990)
8 May 6223 Apr 631 Mar 91D
SSBN-617Alexander HamiltonPolaris A2 (1964-1973)
Poseidon C3 (1976-1992)
18 Aug 6227 Jun 631 Oct 92D
SSBN-619Andrew JacksonPolaris A2 (1964-1973)
Poseidon C3 (1976-1988)
15 Sep 623 Jul 6331 Aug 89D
SSBN-620John AdamsPolaris A2 (1964-1969)
Polaris A3 (1969-1974)
Poseidon C3 (1977-1988)
12 Jan 6312 May 6430 Sep 89D
SSBN-622James MonroePolaris A2 (1964-1969)
Polaris A3 (1969-1975)
Poseidon C3 (1977-1990)
4 Aug 627 Dec 6325 Sep 90D
SSBN-623Nathan HalePolaris A2 (1964-1969)
Polaris A3 (1969-1973)
Poseidon C3 (1976-1986)
12 Jan 6323 Nov 633 Nov 86D
SSBN-624Woodrow WilsonPolaris A2 (1964-1969)
Polaris A3 (1969-1973)
Poseidon C3 (1977-1992)
22 Feb 6327 Dec 631 Sep 94D
SSBN-625Henry ClayPolaris A2 (1964-1969)
Polaris A3 (1969-1975)
Poseidon C3 (1977-1990)
30 Nov 6220 Feb 646 Nov 90D
SSBN-626Daniel WebsterPolaris A3 (1964-1975)
Poseidon C3 (1978-1990)
27 Apr 639 Apr 6430 Aug 90D

JAMES MADISON CLASS SSBN (16 x SLBM)

submarinemissilelaunchcommissionretired
SSBN-627James MadisonPolaris A3 (1965-1970)
Poseidon C3 (1970-1979)
Trident I C4 (1982-1991)
15 Mar 6328 Jul 6429 Jul 92D
SSBN-628TecumsehPolaris A3 (1964-1969)
Poseidon C3 (1971-1992)
22 Jun 6329 May 6423 Jul 93D
SSBN-629Daniel BoonePolaris A3 (1964-1969)
Poseidon C3 (1970-1980)
Trident I C4 (1980-1993)
22 Jun 6323 Apr 6418 Feb 94D
SSBN-630John C. CalhounPolaris A3 (1965-1969)
Poseidon C3 (1971-1980)
Trident I C4 (1980-1993)
22 Jun 6315 Sep 6428 Mar 94D
SSBN-631Ulysses S. GrantPolaris A3 (1965-1969)
Poseidon C3 (1970-1992)
2 Nov 6317 Jul 6412 Jun 92D
SSBN-632Von SteubenPolaris A3 (1964-1969)
Poseidon C3 (1970-1980)
Trident I C4 (1982-1993)
18 Oct 6330 Sep 6426 Feb 94D
SSBN-633Casimir PulaskiPolaris A3 (1965-1970)
Poseidon C3 (1971-1980)
Trident I C4 (1982-1993)
1 Feb 6414 Aug 647 Mar 94D
SSBN-634Stonewall JacksonPolaris A3 (1965-1970)
Poseidon C3 (1972-1981)
Trident I C4 (1981-1994)
30 Nov 6326 Aug 6423 Dec 94D
SSBN-635Sam RayburnPolaris A3 (1965-1970)
Poseidon C3 (1971-1985)
20 Dec 632 Dec 6431-7-89D
SSBN-636Nathanael GreenePolaris A3 (1964-1970)
Poseidon C3 (1971-1986)
12 May 6419 Dec 6415 Dec 86D

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN CLASS SSBN (16 x SLBM)

submarinemissilelaunchcommissionretired
SSBN-640Benjamin FranklinPolaris A3 (1966-1971)
Poseidon C3 (1972-1979)
Trident I C4 (1981-1993)
5 Dec 6422 Oct 6523 Nov 93D
SSBN-641Simon BolivarPolaris A3 (1966-1971)
Poseidon C3 (1972-1979)
Trident I C4 (1980-1994)
22 Aug 6429 Oct 658 Feb 95D
SSBN-642KamehamehaPolaris A3 (1966-1971)
Poseidon C3 (1973-1991)
16 Jan 6510 Dec 6592C
SSBN-643George BancroftPolaris A3 (1966-1971)
Poseidon C3 (1973-1980)
Trident I C4 (1982-1993)
20 Mar 6522 Jan 6621 Sep 93D
SSBN-644Lewis and ClarkPolaris A3 (1966-1971)
Poseidon C3 (1973-1991)
21 Nov 6422 Dec 6527 Jun 92D
SSBN-645James K. PolkPolaris A3 (1967-1971)
Poseidon C3 (1973-1991)
22 May 6516 Apr 6692C
SSBN-654George C. MarshallPolaris A3 (1967-1971)
Poseidon C3 (1973-1991)
21 May 6529 Apr 6625 Sep 92D
SSBN-655Henry L. StimsonPolaris A3 (1967-1971)
Poseidon C3 (1973-1979)
Trident I C4 (1980-1992)
13 Nov 6520 Aug 665 May 93D
SSBN-656George Washington CarverPolaris A3 (1966-1971)
Poseidon C3 (1973-1991)
14 Aug 6515 Jun 6618 Mar 93D
SSBN-657Francis Scott KeyPolaris A3 (1967-1972)
Poseidon C3 (1973-1978)
Trident I C4 (1979-1993)
23 Apr 663 Dec 662 Sep 93D
SSBN-658Mariano G. VallejoPolaris A3 (1967-1972)
Poseidon C3 (1974-1979)
Trident I C4 (1979-1994)
23 Oct 6516 Dec 6610 Mar 95D
SSBN-659Will RogersPolaris A3 (1967-1972)
Poseidon C3 (1977-1991)
21 Jul 661 Apr 6712 Apr 93D

OHIO CLASS SSBN (24 x Trident)

submarinemissilelaunchcommissionretired
SSBN-726OhioTrident I C4 (1982-2002)7 Apr 7911 Nov 81 Oct 2002C
SSBN-727MichiganTrident I C4 (1983-2004)26 Apr 8011 Sep 82 Oct 2004C
SSBN-728FloridaTrident I C4 (1983-2002)14 Nov 8118 Jun 83 Oct 2002C
SSBN-729GeorgiaTrident I C4 (1984-2004)6 Nov 8211 Feb 84 Oct 2004C
SSBN-730Henry M. JacksonTrident I C4 (1985-2002)
Trident II D5 (2005-now)
15 Oct 836 Oct 84
SSBN-731AlabamaTrident I C4 (1986-2005)
Trident II D5 (2008-now)
19 May 8425 May 85
SSBN-732AlaskaTrident I C4 (1986-2000)
Trident II D5 (2002-now)
12 Jan 8525 Jan 86
SSBN-733NevadaTrident I C4 (1986-2001)
Trident II D5 (2004-now)
14 Sep 8516 Aug 86
SSBN-734TennesseeTrident II D5 (1990-now)13 Dec 8617 Dec 88
SSBN-735PennsylvaniaTrident II D5 (1990-now)23 Apr 889 Sep 89
SSBN-736West VirginiaTrident II D5 (1991-now)14 Oct 8920 Oct 90
SSBN-737KentuckyTrident II D5 (1993-now)11 Aug 9013 Jul 91
SSBN-738MarylandTrident II D5 (1993-now)10 Aug 9113 Jun 92
SSBN-739NebraskaTrident II D5 (1994-now)15 Aug 9210 Jul 93
SSBN-740Rhode IslandTrident II D5 (1995-now)17 Jul 939 Jul 94
SSBN-741MaineTrident II D5 (1996-now)16 Jul 9429 Jul 95
SSBN-742WyomingTrident II D5 (1997-now)15 Jul 9513 Jul 96
SSBN-743LouisianaTrident II D5 (1998-now)27 Jul 966 Sep 97

Note: In retired column, C=converted, D=decommissioned, R=retired

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