The
Benjamin Franklin-class of submarines (SSBN) were the first fleet ballistic missile submarines in the world. The class was superseded by the
Ohio class SSBNs.
USS Kamehameha (SSN 642)[?] and USS James K. Polk (SSN 645)[?], the two remaining members of this class, have been reclassified as SSNs and converted to special operations attack submarines.
- Builders: Electric Boat
- Displacement: 8,250 tons submerged
- Length: 425 feet
- Beam: 33 feet
- Propulsion: S5W reactor[?]
- Speed: 25+ knots submerged
- Test Depth: Greater than 800 feet
- Complement: 143
- Armament:
- four forward torpedo tubes
- 12 vertical ballistic missile tubes