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The USS George Washington was originally going to be an attack submarine, but instead they decided to lengthen it by 130 feet & make it a ballistic missile sub.
by devoutsalsa 5y ago
The USS George Washington was originally going to be an attack submarine, but instead they decided to lengthen it by 130 feet & make it a ballistic missile sub. [1]
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_George_Washington_(SSBN-598)#Construction_and_launching https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_George_Washington_(SSBN-59...
- brandmeyer 5y agoSSBN-626 and -635 were both ballistic missile submarines that were converted into training ships by going the other way and ripping out the missile compartment.
- devoutsalsa 5y agoThat's cool. I hadn't heard that before. Thanks for sharing.
- mandevil 5y agoThose changes were made without any actual cutting though: the decision was made early enough in the process that there was nothing to cut apart. They just put some different pieces together than originally planned. Source: personal conversation with Dr. Gary Weir, US Naval History and Heritage Command.