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USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635) off the United States East Coast, probably while on sea trials in 1964.
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| Namesake: | Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1940–1947, 1949–1953, and 1955–1961) |
| Ordered: | 20 July 1961 |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, Newport News, Virginia |
| Laid down: | 3 December 1962 |
| Launched: | 20 December 1963 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. S. E. Bartley and Mrs. W. A. Thomas |
| Commissioned: | 2 December 1964 |
| Decommissioned: | 31 July 1989 |
| Reclassified: | Moored training ship, MTS-635, 31 July 1989 |
| Struck: | 31 July 1989 |
| Nickname(s): | Mr Sam |
| Status: | Moored training ship at Nuclear Power Training Unit, Goose Creek, South Carolina. Scheduled to remain a moored training ship until 2018 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Lafayette-class submarine |
| Displacement: | 6,700 long tons (6,808 t) light |
| Length: | 425 ft (130 m) |
| Beam: | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Draft: | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Installed power: | S5W reactor |
| Propulsion: | 2 × geared steam turbines, one shaft 15,000 shp (11,185 kW) |
| Speed: | Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) |
| Test depth: | 1,300 feet (400 m) |
| Complement: | Two crews (Blue and Gold) of 120 men each |
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USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635) was a James Madison-class fleet ballistic missile submarine named for Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1940–1947, 1949–1953, and 1955–1961). Sam Rayburn was in commission 2 December 1964 to 31 July 1989 carrying the Polaris missile and later the Poseidon missile. Following decommissioning, ex-Sam Rayburn was converted into a moored training ship for use at the Naval Nuclear Prototype Training Unit at Goose Creek, South Carolina.
The contract to build Sam Rayburn was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 20 July 1961 and her keel was laid down there on 3 December 1962. She was launched on 20 December 1963, sponsored by Mrs. S. E. Bartley and Mrs. W. A. Thomas, and commissioned on 2 December 1964, with Captain Oliver H. Perry, Jr., in command of the Blue Crew and Commander William A. Williams III in command of the Gold Crew.
Sam Rayburn conducted demonstration and shakedown operations on the Atlantic Missile Range, first manned by her Blue Crew and then by her Gold Crew. She joined Submarine Squadron 18 at Charleston, South Carolina, before her first Polaris ballistic missile deterrent patrol in the summer of 1965. In August 1965, she joined Submarine Squadron 16 and made seven deterrent patrols out of Rota, Spain, before rejoining Submarine Squadron 18 at Charleston in December 1966. During 1967, Sam Rayburn completed her 8th through 11th deterrent patrols. During 1968, she completed her 12th through 14th deterrent patrols.
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