658:. Following completion, she transferred to Groton in December 1989 for re-certification inspections and training. During this period, the Gold Crew launched the last Poseidon C-3 (no tactical warheads installed) from missile tube No. 4 off Port Canaveral, Florida. Following certification, she returned to deterrent patrol operations in November 1990 and returned to Holy Loch, Scotland. In August 1991, with the deactivation of the Poseidon missile system,
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surfaced and was met by the Panama Canal pilot who took her through. The passage through the canal was given priority by the canal authorities, and so little time was spent waiting to enter. The boat was the object of considerable curiosity from those on ships nearby, and from the onlookers ashore.
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reported, "I see a female standing on the bow!" Thirty seconds later, he then reported, "Captain, that's not Miss
Charleston, that's your wife!" The remark was relayed to a reporter who also had arrived on the tug, and the next day, in the Charleston newspaper, the Society page bore the headline,
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and the Blue Crew began her first deterrent patrol on 6 August 1966. In
November 1966, the Gold Crew relieved the Blue Crew and returned to patrol. On her last Pacific patrol, the Blue Crew took her to the Pacific Missile Test Range to fire two dummy warhead missiles. The Blue Crew then took
582:'s arrival and had caused excitement among the bachelor junior officers. Both the Officer of the Deck, a lieutenant and the Junior Officer of the Deck were scanning the channel. One lookout reported a Navy tug just appearing in the distance. All binoculars were trained on the tug, and the
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exchanged all 16 missiles in less than 24 hours and replaced the ship's battery. She then took
Commander Submarine Flotilla Six, on board and proceeded to sea for four days of sea trials, allowing the flotilla commander to see the capabilities of the new boat. In the event,
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passed with flying colors and embarked on her first
Atlantic Fleet deterrent patrol. She made two more patrols, one Blue and one Gold, and in April 1971, was taken by the Blue Crew into the shipyard for a major overhaul, including refitting for the newer
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surfaced just east of the
Charleston harbor sea buoy and waited for the tug to bring Miss Charleston on board. The information about Miss Charleston was in Commander Submarine Squadron 18's message of instructions for
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fleet ballistic missile submarines in service, and the oldest submarine in the United States Navy at the time of her decommissioning. The wardroom of the oldest submarine in the fleet carried
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spent time in
Charleston, South Carolina, conducting SPECOPS with other units, then onto the AUTEC range for qualifications before resuming patrol duties after her return to Rota.
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allowing the people of Hawaii to go aboard and see the submarine named in honor of the King of Hawaii. In early June 1970, with the Gold Crew operating the boat,
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Roth S. Leddick in command of the Blue Crew and
Commander Robert W. Dickieson in command of the Gold Crew. Construction began on May 2, 1963 and she was
594:'s arrival, she was ordered to sail on patrol earlier than scheduled to fill in for another boat that had suffered a casualty to the main engines.
587:"That's Not Miss Charleston, That's the Captain's Wife!" Miss Charleston had gone to the wrong pier in the shipyard and thus missed the boat.
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in
Vallejo, California. Upon completion, she went on her first sea trials off the coast of California. She conducted Missile firing tests at
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had been the longest serving nuclear-powered submarine in history, with a total service period exceeding 37 years. This was exceeded by the
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transferred from Holy Loch to Groton and performed non-deterrent patrol operations until July 1992 when she left for conversion.
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system, and refueling of the reactor. On 31 May 1971, the Gold Crew was disbanded during the overhaul.
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was sponsored by Mrs. Pauline Nawahineokalai King (née Evans), widow of
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s decommissioning the board was transferred to the next oldest boat,
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The Gold Crew relieved the Blue Crew and spent the next few weeks in
932:"Oldest submarine in US Navy service returns from final deployment"
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took approximately seven days, and upon arrival off the coast of
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in July 2018, prior to her own decommissioning on 18 May 2021.
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completed a refueling overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in
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6,511 tons light, 7,334 tons full, 823 tons dead
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s commissioning gifts from the State of Hawaii, including her
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as "go forth and conquer." Another motto used by her crew was
914:"USS Los Angeles Embarks With a Piece of Submarine History"
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platform, reclassified as an attack submarine, and given
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991:, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the
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This article includes information collected from the
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List of submarine classes of the United States Navy
889:""Go forth and conquer" USS Kamehameha SSBN 642"
735:the same day. She was the last of the original
52:(SSN-642) after her 1992 conversion to support
817:plate used for eating, bow and spear, and the
213:begun October 2002; completed 28 February 2003
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1213:Nuclear submarines of the United States Navy
1177:List of submarines of the United States Navy
967:Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships
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314:Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold Crew) of 20
298:Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph)
1208:Cold War submarines of the United States
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1010:(SSBN-642) at NavSource Naval History
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508:, Florida, after which she sailed to
284:S5W pressurized-water nuclear reactor
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789:Ship and Submarine Recycling Program
787:s scrapping via the Nuclear-Powered
665:For much of her operational career,
211:Ship and Submarine Recycling Program
650:, Scotland. During the late 1980s,
1218:Ships built in Vallejo, California
1203:Benjamin Franklin-class submarines
708:operations. Following conversion,
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813:of King Kamehameha I, an Acacian
489:non-ADCAP (advanced capability).
406:, a play on the phrase "can do."
978:
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274:15,000 shp (11,185 kW)
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677:Conversion to attack submarine
452:Territorial Governor of Hawaii
410:Construction and commissioning
27:Submarine of the United States
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995:. The entry can be found
970:. The entry can be found
824:wood table are on display at
758:. Upon her decommissioning,
339:4 × 21 in (533 mm)
720:Decommissioning and disposal
571:and out into the Atlantic.
528:United States Pacific Fleet
483:Poseidon ballistic missiles
193:for 'Go forth and conquer')
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887:Mac, Mister (7 May 2019).
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548:Charleston, South Carolina
502:Mare Island Naval Shipyard
458:on December 10, 1965 with
436:Mare Island Naval Shipyard
111:Mare Island Naval Shipyard
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563:Once clear of the canal,
371:and the only ship in the
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18:USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642)
1116:George Washington Carver
442:on August 31, 1962. The
336:tubes (deactivated 1992)
250:425 ft (130 m)
858: The other was the
615:, and advance-based in
613:New London, Connecticut
487:Mark 48 heavy torpedoes
306:1,300 feet (400 m)
266:31 ft (9.4 m)
218:General characteristics
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141:Mrs. Samuel Wilder King
37:(SSBN-642) / (SSN-642)
466:on January 16, 1965.
430:The contract to build
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258:33 ft (10 m)
988:Naval Vessel Register
834:Submarine Base Bangor
793:Bremerton, Washington
733:Naval Vessel Register
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394:The ship's motto was
685:was converted to a
640:Groton, Connecticut
481:'s armament was 16
473:patrols during the
440:Vallejo, California
426:on 16 January 1965.
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1130:Mariano G. Vallejo
1102:George C. Marshall
448:Samuel Wilder King
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387:and re-designated
375:to be named after
373:United States Navy
32:
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1123:Francis Scott Key
1060:Benjamin Franklin
1046:Benjamin Franklin
893:theleansubmariner
546:got underway for
500:was built by the
366:ballistic missile
361:Benjamin Franklin
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334:ballistic missile
228:Benjamin Franklin
168:(SSN-642) in 1992
138:Sponsored by
16:(Redirected from
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687:Dry Deck Shelter
606:Poseidon missile
385:attack submarine
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166:Attack submarine
149:10 December 1965
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201:"Dead Giveaway"
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239:Displacement
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176:2 April 2002
162:Reclassified
157:2 April 2002
146:Commissioned
117:, California
88:Kamehameha I
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29:
1137:Will Rogers
936:Naval Today
765:Los Angeles
695:hull number
526:joined the
514:Apra Harbor
485:plus 10–12
469:Conducting
290:, one shaft
198:Nickname(s)
1223:1965 ships
1197:Categories
1074:Kamehameha
1008:Kamehameha
874:References
830:periscopes
815:Acacia koa
804:Kamehameha
782:Kamehameha
760:Kamehameha
745:Kamehameha
725:Kamehameha
710:Kamehameha
683:Kamehameha
667:Kamehameha
660:Kamehameha
652:Kamehameha
632:Kamehameha
625:Kamehameha
601:Kamehameha
596:Kamehameha
592:Kamehameha
580:Kamehameha
575:Kamehameha
565:Kamehameha
560:Kamehameha
544:Kamehameha
533:Kamehameha
524:Kamehameha
498:Kamehameha
479:Kamehameha
471:deterrence
444:Kamehameha
432:Kamehameha
420:Kamehameha
356:(SSBN-642)
354:Kamehameha
311:Complement
303:Test depth
279:Propulsion
125:2 May 1963
54:Navy SEALS
50:Kamehameha
35:Kamehameha
864:USS
844:exhibit.
838:USS
822:monkeypod
775:Bremerton
773:USS
770:submarine
752:USS
699:torpedoes
673:, Spain.
648:Holy Loch
569:Caribbean
460:Commander
424:launching
369:submarine
233:submarine
122:Laid down
941:10 April
819:wardroom
634:entered
540:Honolulu
475:Cold War
464:launched
400:Hawaiian
327:Armament
318:and 130
316:officers
191:Hawaiian
173:Stricken
130:Launched
84:Namesake
1006:of USS
898:17 July
389:SSN-642
115:Vallejo
107:Builder
99:Ordered
65:History
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866:Alfred
767:-class
754:Parche
556:Panama
454:, and
404:Kam do
363:-class
358:was a
247:Length
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56:as an
1164:class
1155:class
848:Notes
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621:Spain
332:16 ×
295:Speed
263:Draft
181:Motto
1162:Ohio
997:here
972:here
943:2018
900:2023
811:bust
727:was
703:SEAL
671:Rota
630:The
617:Rota
518:Guam
418:USS
396:Imua
352:USS
322:each
282:One
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206:Fate
186:Imua
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