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41 for Freedom All of these submarines were commissioned 1959-1967, as the goal was to create a credible, survivable sea-based deterrent as quickly as possible. These submarines were nicknamed '41 for Freedom' once the goal of 41 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) was established in the early 1960s. Kamehameha was the last boat of the original '41 for Freedom' submarines, and the oldest submarine in the US Navy. Almost 37 years old, she held the record for the longest service lifetime of any nuclear-powered submarine. Click for more information.
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41 For Freedom. The Navy's SSBN (Nuclear Powered Ballistic Missile Submarine) force enjoyed a unique relationship with Charleston. Operating from here with other submarines-the SS's (Diesel powered subs) and SSN's (Nuclear powered subs), these SSBN's, each with a Blue Crew and a Gold Crew, relied on the Charleston Naval Complex to provide in a timely manner the vast array of weapons, supplies and training required for the successful conduct of their repetitive 70 day submerged patrols in the oceans of the world.
The first SSBN, the USS George Washington (SSBN 598), sailed from Charleston with her 16 Polaris Missiles onboard in 1960. By 1967, forty of her sister ships were at sea and, until replaced by the Trident Submarines, these 41 SSBN's and their Fleet Ballistic Missile Tender 'Mother Ships', USS Proteus (AS19), USS Hunley (AS31), USS Simon Lake (AS33) and USS Canopus (AS34), operating out of Holy Loch Scotland, Rota Spain, Guam, Charleston and Kings Bay, Georgia, comprised the Navy's Afloat Strategic Deterrent Force during the tension-filled years of the Cold War. This historical marker is in North Charleston in Charleston County South CarolinaThe Navy's SSBN (Nuclear Powered Ballistic MissileSubmarine) force enjoyed a unique relationship withCharleston. Operating from here with othersubmarines-the SS's (Diesel powered subs) and SSN's(Nuclear powered subs), these SSBN's, each with a BlueCrew and a Gold Crew, relied on the CharlestonNaval Complex to provide in a timely manner thevast array of weapons, supplies and trainingrequired for the successful conduct of theirrepetitive 70 day submerged patrols in the oceans ofthe world. The first SSBN, the USS George Washington(SSBN 598), sailed from Charleston with her 16 PolarisMissiles onboard in 1960. By 1967, forty of her sisterships were at sea and, until replaced by the TridentSubmarines, these 41 SSBN's and their Fleet BallisticMissile Tender 'Mother Ships', USS Proteus(AS19), USS Hunley (AS31), USS Simon Lake (AS33) and USSCanopus (AS34), operating out of Holy Loch Scotland,Rota Spain, Guam, Charleston and Kings Bay,Georgia, comprised the Navy's Afloat StrategicDeterrent Force during the tension-filled yearsof the Cold War.Location.
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52.076′ N, 79° 57.918′ W. Marker is in North Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. Marker can be reached from Everglades Avenue. Located at the eastern terminus Everglades Avenue, near the Cooper riverfront, Charleston Naval Complex. Marker is in this post office area: North Charleston SC 29405, United States of America.Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. (here, next to this marker); (here, next to this marker); (within shouting distance of this marker); (within shouting distance of this marker); (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); (approx.
0.2 miles away); (approx. 0.4 miles away); (approx. 0.6 miles away). Of all markers in North Charleston.Regarding 41 For Freedom. The 'Forty-one For Freedom' SSBNs:USS George Washington (SSBN-598). USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599).
USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600). USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601).
USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602). USS Ethan Allan (SSBN-608). USS Sam Houston (SSBN-609). USS Thomas A.
Edison (SSBN-610). USS John Marshall (SSBN-611).
USS Lafayette (SSBN-616). USS Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617).
Commissioned, USS George Washington (SSBN-598), 30 December 1959; Decommissioned and simultaneously struck from the Naval Register, 24 January 1985;. USS Thomas Jefferson (SSBN-618). USS Andrew Jackson (SSBN-619).
USS John Adams (SSBN-620). USS James Monroe (SSBN-622). USS Nathan Hale (SSBN-623).USS Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624).
USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625). USS Daniel Webster (SSBN-626). USS James Madison (SSBN-627). USS Tecumseh (SSBN-628) USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629). USS Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631). USS Von Steuben (SSBN-632).
USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633). USS Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634). USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635).
USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636). USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640). USS Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641). USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642). USS George Bancroft (SSBN-643).
USS Lewis & Clark (SSBN-644). USS James K. Polk (SSBN-645). USS George C.
Marshall (SSBN-654). USS Henry L. Stimson (SSBN-655). USS George Washington Carver (SSBN-656). USS Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657). USS Mariano G.
Vallejo (SSBN-658). USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659)Additional comments.1. Blue and Gold CrewsEach Fleet ballistic missile firing submarine is assigned two full crews. Called “Blue” and “Gold,” each has its own skipper and full complement of officers and enlisted men. While one crew has the ship on patrol, the other is back in the home port, undergoing refresher training, taking leave, breaking in new crewmembers.