41 for Freedom

41 for Freedom

The “41 for Freedom” refers to United States Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarines that comprise the following classes: the "George Washington", the "Ethan Allen", the "Lafayette", the "James Madison", and the "Benjamin Franklin". These five classes of ballistic missile submarines totaled forty-one ships, hence the nickname “41 for freedom”.

Overview

The “41 for Freedom” nuclear-powered submarines were armed with long-range submarine-launched ballistic missiles to create a deterrent force against the threat of nuclear war with the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

The United States Navy created a new hull classification symbol for this type of submarine, the SSBN. The first of the "41 for Freedom" submarines was the USS "George Washington" (SSBN-598) commissioned on 30 December 1959. The last submarine commissioned for the "41 for Freedom" submarines was the USS "Will Rogers" (SSBN-659) which was formally decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 12 April 1993. Though she was the last built, "Will Rogers" was not the last FBM submarine decommissioned.

In July 1992, USS "Kamehameha" (SSBN-642) was converted to a SEAL special warfare platform and was outfitted with a drydeck shelter/swimmer delivery platform. USS "Kamehameha" was decommissioned on 2 April, 2002, the last ship of the original "41 for Freedom" and the oldest submarine in the United States Navy. Almost 37 years old, she held the record for the longest service lifetime of any "nuclear powered" submarine.

See also

*SLBM
*nuclear navy
*nuclear warfare
*nuclear strategy
*submarine
*submarine-launched missile
*vertical launching system

External links

From the Federation of American Scientists:
* [http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/slbm/ssbn-598.htm SSBN-598 George Washington-Class FBM Submarines]
* [http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/slbm/ssbn-608.htm SSBN-608 Ethan Allen-Class FBM Submarines]
* [http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/slbm/ssbn-616.htm SSBN-616 Lafayette-Class FBM Submarines]
* [http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/usa/slbm/ssbn-640.htm SSBN-640 Benjamin Franklin-Class FBM Submarines]

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