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USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644)

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successfully fired four Poseidon C-3 missiles in a Follow-on Operational Test. On 23 July 1981, she began a Poseidon
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John F. Fagan, Jr., in command of the Blue Crew and Commander Kenneth A. Porter in command of the Gold Crew.
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began 1 October 1995; completed 23 September 1996; Sail and top of rudder preserved.
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successfully launched four Poseidon C-3 missiles in a Follow-on Operational Test.
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on 21 November 1964, sponsored by Mrs. M. F. Engman and Mrs. M. G. Sale, and
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This article about a specific naval submarine of the United States is a
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NavSource Online: Submarine Photo Archive Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644)
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on 1 August 1992. Her scrapping via the U.S. Navy's Nuclear-Powered
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began on 1 October 1995 and was completed on 23 September 1996.
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Deactivated while still in commission on 1 October 1991,
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USS Lewis and Clark
USS Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644)
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Ship and Submarine Recycling Program
Benjamin Franklin class
fleet ballistic missile submarine
tons
S5W pressurized-water nuclear reactor
steam turbines
knots
officers
enlisted men
ballistic missile
Polaris
Poseidon
torpedo tubes
Benjamin Franklin class
ballistic missile
submarine
United States Navy
Meriwether Lewis
William Clark
Lewis and Clark Expedition
keel
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Newport News
Virginia

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