USS Lafayette (SSBN-616)
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| Length | 130 m |
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| Construction started | January 17, 1961 |
| Launched | May 8, 1962 |
| Decommissioned | 12 August 1991 |
| Sensors and processing systems | BQS-4 sonar |
| Commissioned | 23 April 1963 |
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| ID | 2143908 |
About USS Lafayette (SSBN-616)
USS Lafayette (SSBN-616), the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named to honor Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, a French military hero who fought alongside and significantly aided the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
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