USS John Marshall (SSBN-611)
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USS John Marshall (SSBN-611)
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| Name: | USS John Marshall (SSBN/SSN-611) |
| Namesake: | Named for John Marshall (1755–1835), the Chief Justice of the United States. |
| Ordered: | 1 July 1959 |
| Builder: | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company |
| Laid down: | 4 April 1960 |
| Launched: | 15 July 1961 |
| Sponsored by: | Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy |
| Commissioned: | 21 May 1962 |
| Decommissioned: | 22 July 1992 |
| Reclassified: | Attack submarine, SSN-611, 12 January 1981 |
| Struck: | 22 July 1992 |
| Fate: | Disposed of via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program 29 March 1993 |
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| Displacement: | 6,900 tons surfaced 7,900 tons submerged |
| Length: | 410 feet 4 inches (125.07 m) |
| Beam: | 33.1 feet (10.1 m) |
| Draft: | 27 feet 5 inches (8.36 m) |
| Propulsion: | S5W reactor – two geared steam turbines – one shaft |
| Speed: | 16 knots surfaced, 21 knots (24 mph; 39 km/h) submerged |
| Test depth: | 1,300 feet (400 m) |
| Complement: | 12 Officers and 128 Enlisted (two crews Blue and Gold) |
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USS John Marshall (SSBN-611) was an Ethan Allen-class submarine, the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Marshall (1755–1835), the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. Originally a fleet ballistic missile submarine designated SSBN-611, she later was reclassified as an attack submarine and re-designated SSN-611.
John Marshall's keel was laid down on 4 April 1960 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News, Virginia. She was launched on 15 July 1961 sponsored by Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy, wife of the Attorney General of the United States, and commissioned on 21 May 1962 with Commander Robert W. Stecher commanding the Blue Crew and Commander Robert D. Donavan commanding the Gold Crew.
John Marshall began her sea trials on 8 April 1962. On 21 May, John Marshall joined the Atlantic Fleet as a unit of Submarine Squadron 14 (SUBRON14). On 31 May, she began her shakedown cruise, which culminated on 12 July with the successful firing of two Polaris A-2 missiles off Cape Canaveral, Florida. In October, with a port call in İzmir, Turkey, she became the first U.S. FBM to visit a foreign port. On 31 December, John Marshall sailed for her first Polaris patrol. Manned by the Blue crew, she became the ninth operational fleet ballistic missile submarine.
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