Grayback preparing to launch a Regulus II missile, c. 1960 |
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Grayback |
| Operators: | United States Navy |
| Built: | 1954–1958 |
| In commission: | 1958–1964, 1969–1984 |
| Completed: | 2 |
| Retired: | 1 |
| Preserved: | 1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Submarine |
| Displacement: | 2,768 long tons (2,812 t) full |
| Length: | 317 ft 7 in (96.80 m) |
| Beam: | 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m) |
| Draft: | 19 ft (5.8 m) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel engines/electric motors |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement: | 87 |
| Armament: | • 8 × 21 in (533 mm) torpedo tubes • 1 × Regulus missile launcher (4 missiles) |
Grayback class submarine was a class of two guided missile carrying submarines of the United States Navy.
These submarines carried the primitive short-lived Regulus cruise missiles that were quickly phased out by Polaris SLBMs. They were the sole class designed specifically to carry the Regulus missile.
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