USS Nathan Hale (SSBN-623)

USS NATHAN HALE was the sixth LAFAYETTE - class nuclear powered fleet ballistic missile submarine. Deactivated while still in commission in May 1986, the NATHAN HALE was decommissioned on November 3, 1986, and stricken from the Navy list on January 31, 1986. She went through the Navy’s Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at Bremerton, Washington, from October 2, 1991 to April 5, 1994. On the latter date, the ship was classed as scrapped. General Characteristics: Awarded: February 3, 1961 Keel laid: October 2, 1962 Launched: January 12, 1963 Commissioned: November 23, 1963 Decommissioned: November 3, 1986 Builder: Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp., Groton, CT. Propulsion system: one S5W nuclear reactor Propellers: one Length: 425 feet (129.6 meters) Beam: 33 feet (10 meters) Draft: 31.5 feet (9.6 meters) Displacement: Surfaced: approx. 7,250 tons Submerged: approx. 8,250 tons Speed: Surfaced: 16 - 20 knots Submerged: 22 - 25 knots Armament: 16 vertical tubes for Polaris or Poseidon missiles, four 21" torpedo tubes for Mk-48 torpedoes, Mk-14/16 torpedoes, Mk-37 torpedoes and Mk-45 nuclear torpedoes Crew: 13 Officers and 130 Enlisted (two crews)