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U.S.S. LEWIS AND CLARK

(SSBN-644)

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The USS LEWIS AND CLARK (SSBN-644), a Benjamin Franklin-class fleet ballistic missile submarine, was commissioned on 22 DEC 1965. USS LEWIS AND CLARK served her country for 26 years, 6 months and 5 days, until decommissioned on 27 JUN 1992.

The USS LEWIS AND CLARK (SSBN-644) deployment history and significant events of her service career follow:

SSBN-644 Deployments - Major Events

Add a SSBN-644 Shellback Initiation Add a SSBN-644 Deployment - Major Event
Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUL1963-Keel Date: 29 JUL 1963
at Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Co. Newport News VA
NOV1964-Launch Date: 21 NOV 1964
DEC1965-Commissioned: 22 DEC 1965
MAR1967-Shellback Initiation - 4 MAR 1967 - Atlantic Ocean
MAR1970-Shellback Initiation - 1 MAR 1970 - Atlantic Ocean
MAY1971-JUL1972Bremerton WA shipyard conversion from Polaris to Poseidon
SEP1972-NOV1972Mediterranean
JAN1975-JAN1980Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
APR1976-APR1976Gold Crew launched 2 Poseidon missiles in an Operational Test.
JUL1976-JUL1976Bi-centenial 1976 Ft. Lauderdale.FL
AUG1976-SEP1976Mid Shipman Ops
OCT1980-Shellback Initiation - 3 OCT 1980 - Indian Ocean
OCT1980-JAN1981Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
OCT1981-APR1983Regular Overhaul
JUN1985-JUN1985Launched 4 Poseidon missiles in a follow-on operational test
AUG1987-OCT1987North Atlantic
OCT1987-JAN1988Mediterranean
AUG1990-MAR1991Blue Nose - Arctic Circle
OCT1990-MAR1991Desert Storm
OCT1991- Shellback Initiation - 2 OCT 1991 - Atlantic Ocean
JUN1992-Decommissioned: 27 JUN 1992

SSBN-644 General Specifications

Class: Benjamin Franklin-class fleet ballistic missile submarine

Named for: Meriwether Lewis (1774-1809) and William Clark (1770-1

Complement: 14 Officers and 126 Enlisted

Displacement: 7320 tons

Length: 425 feet

Beam: 33 feet

Flank Speed: Over 20 knots

Final Disposition: Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program began 1 October 1995; completed 23 September 1996



USS LEWIS AND CLARK (SSBN-644)



Lewis and Clark (SSBN-644) was laid down by Newport News Shipbuilding & Dry Dock Co., Newport News Va., 29 July 1963; launched 21 November 1964; sponsored by Mrs. M. F. Engman and Mrs. M. G. Sale; and commissioned 22 December 1965, Comdr. John F. Gagan, Jr., in command of the Blue Crew and Comdr. Kenneth A. Porter in command of the Gold Crew.

After shakedown and missile firing off Cape Kennedy in 1966, Lewis and Clark joined the growing fleet of Polaris submarines silently patrolling the seas of the world for peace. In this great and grave mission she has quietly assumed her role in defending the country with the brave spirit of the explorers for whom she is named. She continues this most vital duty into 1969.

[Note: The above USS LEWIS AND CLARK (SSBN-644) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS LEWIS AND CLARK (SSBN-644), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]