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U.S.S. GEORGE BANCROFT
(SSBN-643)OUR ENEMIES GO DOWN IN HISTORY!
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USS GEORGE BANCROFT (SSBN-643) - a Benjamin Franklin-class fleet ballistic missile submarine
In Commission 1966 to 1993SSBN-643 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a SSBN-643 Shellback Initiation | Add a SSBN-643 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1963 | - | Keel Date: 24 AUG 1963 at General Dynamics Electric Boat Groton CT | ||
| MAR | 1965 | - | Launch Date: 20 MAR 1965 | ||
| JAN | 1966 | - | Commissioned: 22 JAN 1966 | ||
| FEB | 1966 | - | JUL | 1966 | Sea Trials |
| JUL | 1966 | - | NOV | 1967 | North Atlantic |
| AUG | 1966 | - | SEP | 1966 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| AUG | 1966 | - | SEP | 1966 | Antarctic Circle |
| AUG | 1966 | - | SEP | 1966 | Blue Nose - Arctic Circle |
| NOV | 1967 | - | MAR | 1968 | North Atlantic |
| JAN | 1968 | - | JAN | 1971 | North Atlantic |
| MAR | 1968 | - | DEC | 1968 | North Atlantic |
| AUG | 1972 | - | AUG | 1972 | Sea Trials |
| NOV | 1972 | - | MAR | 1973 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1973 | - | FEB | 1973 | Sea Trials |
| JUN | 1973 | - | SEP | 1973 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1974 | - | MAR | 1974 | Mediterranean |
| SEP | 1977 | - | MAY | 1980 | 5 Mediterranean Deterrent Patrols |
| JUN | 1980 | - | JUN | 1980 | Enter Portsmouth Naval Shipard for Trident II Backfit |
| JAN | 1982 | - | DEC | 1986 | North Atlantic |
| JAN | 1985 | - | JAN | 1985 | Dependents Cruise |
| MAR | 1985 | - | NOV | 1988 | Dry Dock |
| SEP | 1988 | - | Shellback Initiation - 20 SEP 1988 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| NOV | 1988 | - | APR | 1989 | Sea Trials |
| APR | 1989 | - | JUL | 1989 | North Atlantic |
| AUG | 1989 | - | NOV | 1989 | Regular Overhaul |
| NOV | 1989 | - | MAR | 1990 | North Atlantic |
| MAR | 1990 | - | JUL | 1990 | North Atlantic |
| AUG | 1990 | - | NOV | 1990 | Regular Deterrent Patrol |
| NOV | 1991 | - | FEB | 1992 | North Atlantic |
| SEP | 1993 | - | Decommissioned: 21 SEP 1993 | ||
SSBN-643 General Specifications
Class: Benjamin Franklin-class fleet ballistic missile submarine
Named for: George Bancroft (1800–1891)
Complement: 120 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 7300 tons
Length: 425 feet
Beam: 33 feet
Flank Speed: Over 20 knots
Final Disposition: Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program completed 30 March 1998
USS GEORGE BANCROFT (SSBN-643)
From: Dictionary of American Fighting Ships
George Bancroft
See Bancroft for biography of George Bancroft.
(SSB(N) - 643: dp. 7 320 (surf.) 8 250 (subm.); l. 425'; b. 33'; s. over 20 k.; cpl. 140; a. 16 A-3 Pol. mis.; cl. Lafayette)
George Bancroft (SSB(N)-643) was laid down by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corp. Groton Conn. 24 August 1963; launched 20 March 1965; sponsored by Mrs. Jean B. Langdon great great granddaughter of Secretary Bancroft and Mrs. Anita C. Irvine great great great granddaughter; and commissioned 22 January 1966 Captain Joseph Williams (blue crew) and Comdr. Walter M. Douglas (gold crew) in command.
The new Polaris submarine was assigned to Submarine Squadron 14 of Submarine Flotilla 6 with New London as home port. Her first deployment began 26 July 1966. Soon after the patrol was successfully completed at Holy Loch Scotland the gold crew relieved the blue. A few weeks later George Bancroft got underway for her second patrol which ended toward the close of the year. Early in 1967 George Bancroft began her third patrol. She silently and invisibly roves the seas as a mighty deterrent against aggression preserving the peace and protecting freedom.
Transcribed by Yves HUBERT (hubertypc@aol.com)
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[Note: The above USS GEORGE BANCROFT (SSBN-643) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS GEORGE BANCROFT (SSBN-643) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]