SSBN 598 George Washington

George Washington

SSBN 598 George Washington (1974)

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
Navigation system	SINS Mk 2 (Inertial Navigation System)
Class year	1974

Sensors

Sonar (10)

Name	Type	Platform	Passive range (km)	Active range (km)
BQA-8A	cav	sub	—	—
BQR-12	Mine detection	sub	—	0.9
BQR-15	Towed	sub	4.3	—
BQR-2B	Hull	sub	1.3	—
BQR-7	Hull	sub	2.6	—
BQS-4	Hull	sub	—	1.7
BSH-2	ssp	sub	—	—
DUUG-2	Active Intercept		—	—
UQG-1	com	sub	—	—
UQN-1B	Echo sounder	sub	—	—

Radar (2)

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

Launchers (3)

Name	Tubes	Fire control	Max launch depth (m)
533mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 6 Mk 113 Mod 9 215 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
Missile Launcher 16 — 40 1959 - 1961: 16 x Polaris A-1 1962 - 1963: 16 x Polaris A-2 1964 - present: 16 x Polaris A-3
Signal Ejector	2	—	305