SSBN 598 George Washington

George Washington

SSN 598 George Washington (1982)

Type	SSBN
Country	USA
Displacement (t)	6,700
Length (m)	116.3
Beam (m)	10.0
Draft (m)	8.8
Height (m)	10.0
Max speed submerged (kn)	22.0
Max speed surfaced (kn)	16.0
Max safe depth (m)	213
Endurance (days)	60
Propeller	1 x 7 bladed propeller
Nuclear reactors	1
Titanium hull	No
Class year	1982

Sensors

Sonar (6)

Name	Type	Platform	Passive range (km)	Active range (km)
BQA-8B	cav	sub	—	—
BQR-15	Towed	sub	4.3	—
BQR-21	Hull	sub	1.7	—
BQR-7	Hull	sub	2.6	—
BQS-4	Hull	sub	—	1.7
WLR-9	Active Intercept		—	—

Radar (2)

Name	NATO name	Air search	Surface search	Fire control
BPS-12		—	Yes	—
BRD-6B		—	—	—

Launchers (2)

Name	Tubes	Fire control	Max launch depth (m)
533mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 4 Mk 113 Mod 5 305 1956 - 1959: 4 x Mk 16 Mod 1 , 8 x Mk 37 Mod 0 1960 - 1966: 4 x Mk 16 Mod 1 , 0 x Mk 37 Mod 0 , 8 x Mk 37 Mod 1 1967 - 1970: 4 x Mk 16 Mod 7 , 8 x Mk 37 Mod 2 , 0 x Mk 37 Mod 3 1971 - 1973: 12 x Mk 48 Mod 1 1974 - 1976: 12 x Mk 48 Mod 2 1977 - 1982: 12 x Mk 48 Mod 3 1983 - 1987: 12 x Mk 48 Mod 4 1988 - present: 12 x Mk 48 Mod 5 ADCAP
Signal Ejector	2	—	305

Extendable devices (7)

Name	NATO name	Capabilities	Max depth (m)	Max speed (kn)
AT-317B Radio Antenna	—	Radio (VLF), Radio navigation	—	7.5
BPS-12 Radar	—	Radar	—	7.5
BRA-9 Radio Antenna	—	Radio (LF, MF, HF), Radio navigation	—	7.5
BRD-6 RDF	—	Direction finder	—	7.5
Snorkel	—	Snorkel	—	7.5
Type 2D attack periscope	—	Periscope (attack)	—	7.5
Type 8 search periscope	—	Periscope (observation)	—	7.5

Towed devices (2)

Name	Type	NATO name	Towed decoy	Capabilities	Cable (m)	Depth (m)	Speed (kn)
BRA-8 (Imp.)	Trailing buoy	—	—	Receive, Radio (VLF, LF, Radio navigation)	450	396 – 61	3.0 – 12.0
Floating wire VLF (SUBTASK IV)	Trailing wire	—	—	Receive, Transmit, Radio (VLF, LF, MF, HF, Radio navigation)	549	91 – 37	2.3 – 9.0