SSBN 627 James Madison

SSBN 627

SSBN 627 James Madison (1964)

Type SSBN
Country USA
Displacement (t) 8,250
Length (m) 130.0
Beam (m) 10.0
Draft (m) 8.7
Height (m) 10.0
Max speed submerged (kn) 21.0
Max speed surfaced (kn) 16.0
Max safe depth (m) 305
Endurance (days) 60
Nuclear reactors 1
Titanium hull No
Class year 1964

Sensors

Sonar (8)

Name Type Platform Passive range (km) Active range (km)
BQR-2B H sub 1.3
BQR-7 F sub 2.6
BQS-4 H sub 1.7
BSH-2 ssp sub
DUUG-2 air
OMA cav
UQG-1 com sub
UQN-1B echo sub

Radar (1)

Name NATO name Air search Surface search Fire control
BPS-11A Yes

Individual hulls (10)

Name Short name Country Commissioned Decommissioned Remark
SSBN-627 James Madison SSBN-627 USA 1964-07-28 1981-11-01
SSBN-628 Tecumseh SSBN-628 USA 1964-05-29 1977-01-01
SSBN-629 Daniel Boone SSBN-629 USA 1964-04-23 1977-01-01
SSBN-630 John C. Calhoun SSBN-630 USA 1964-09-15 1977-01-01
SSBN-631 Ulysses S. Grant SSBN-631 USA 1964-07-17 1978-12-01
SSBN-632 Von Steuben SSBN-632 USA 1964-09-30 1977-01-01
SSBN-633 Casimir Pulaski SSBN-633 USA 1964-08-14 1983-01-01
SSBN-634 Stonewall Jackson SSBN-634 USA 1964-08-26 1980-10-01
SSBN-635 Sam Rayburn SSBN-635 USA 1964-12-02 1977-01-01
SSBN-636 Nathanael Greene SSBN-636 USA 1964-12-19 1981-04-01