Submarines of the Lafayette project ( English Lafayette ) - a series of 9 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines ( SSBNs ) of the US Navy . Development of the Ethan Allen SSBN project.
| SSBN of the Lafayette project | |
|---|---|
Lafayette class SSBN  | |
 USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624) on the background of the Golden Gate Bridge | |
| Main characteristics | |
| Speed (surface) | 16-20 knots |
| Speed (underwater) | 22-25 knots |
| Working depth | 400 m. |
| Crew | 143 (including 13 officers) |
| Dimensions | |
| Surface displacement | 6650 t. |
| Underwater displacement | 8250 t. |
| The length is the greatest (on design basis) | 129.6 m. |
| The width of the body naib. | 10.06 m. |
| Height | 9 m |
| Power point | |
| S5W nuclear reactor (power = 15,000 hp) | |
| Armament | |
| Torpedo mine weapons | 4,533 mm. TA (torpedoes Mark 14, Mark 16, Mark 37, Mark 45 ASTOR, Mark 48 ) |
| Missile weapons | 16 Polaris A-2 or Poseidon C-3 ballistic missiles |
The Lafayette project submarines belonged to the first generation of the US Navy SSBN. SSBNs of this project were created taking into account the accumulated experience in operating nuclear submarines with ballistic missiles of previous projects.
Content
- 1 Design
- 2 Armament
- 3 Construction
- 4 Representatives
- 5 Operation
- 6 notes
- 7 References
- 8 Literature
Design
Increased attention in the design of the Lafayette submarine was paid to reducing the boat’s own noise, increasing the duration of combat patrols, and realizing the ability to actively counter the antisubmarine forces of a potential enemy.
The design feature of the Lafayette submarines was that the second, third, fourth and sixth compartments had a single hull structure, and the light hull was in the area of the first and fifth compartments and at the ends of the submarines . At the aft end of the SSBNs, vertical and horizontal rudders were located, a seven-blade propeller with a diameter of about 5 m. SSBNs of the Lafayette project had a developed superstructure. HY-80 steel was used as a structural material for the construction of the SSBN project.
Armament
The main armament for the project’s submarines was 16 Polaris A-2 medium-range ballistic missiles, replaced in the 1970s with Poseidon C-3 missiles. On the first five SSBNs, missiles were fired using the VAD, as on the Washington SSBN. On subsequent boats - combined-cycle method [1] .
Construction
The construction of the submarine series was carried out at three shipyards in 1962 - 1964 .
Representatives
| Title | Name translation | Illustration | Shipyard | Bookmark Date | Launch date | Commissioning Date | Fleet withdrawal date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Lafayette (SSBN-616) | Lafayette | Electric boat | January 17, 1961 | May 8, 1962 | April 23, 1963 | August 12, 1991 | |
| USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617) | Alexander Hamilton | Electric boat | June 26, 1961 | August 18, 1962 | June 27, 1963 | February 23, 1993 | |
| USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619) | Andrew Jackson | Mare Island NSY | April 26, 1961 | September 15, 1962 | July 3, 1963 | August 31, 1989 | |
| USS John Adams (SSBN-620) | John adams | Portsmouth NSY | May 19, 1961 | January 12, 1963 | May 12, 1964 | March 24, 1989 | |
| USS James Monroe (SSBN-622) | James monroe | Newport news | July 31, 1961 | August 4, 1962 | December 7, 1963 | September 25, 1990 | |
| USS Nathan Hale (SSBN-623) | Nathan Hale | Electric boat | November 2, 1962 | January 12, 1963 | November 23, 1963 | January 31, 1987 | |
| USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624) | Woodrow wilson | Mare Island NSY | September 13, 1961 | February 22, 1963 | December 27, 1963 | September 1, 1994 | |
| USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625) | Henry Clay | Newport news | October 23, 1961 | November 30, 1962 | February 20, 1964 | November 5, 1990 | |
| USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626) | Daniel Webster | Electric boat | December 28, 1961 | April 27, 1963 | April 9, 1964 | August 30, 1990 |
Operation
Notes
Links
Literature
- A.E. Taras. Nuclear submarine fleet 1955-2005. - M .: AST, Mn .: Harvest, 2006 .-- 216 p. - ISBN 985-13-8436-4 .