SSBN 598 George Washington

SSBN 598

SSBN 598 George Washington (1959)

Type	SSBN
Country	USA
Displacement (t)	6,700
Length (m)	116.3
Beam (m)	10.0
Draft (m)	8.8
Height (m)	10.0
Max speed submerged (kn)	22.0
Max speed surfaced (kn)	16.0
Max safe depth (m)	213
Endurance (days)	60
Nuclear reactors	1
Titanium hull	No
Class year	1959

Sensors

Sonar (8)

Name	Type	Platform	Passive range (km)	Active range (km)
BQR-2B	Hull	sub	1.3	—
BQR-7	Hull	sub	2.6	—
BQS-4	Hull	sub	—	1.7
BSH-2	ssp	sub	—	—
DUUG-2	Active Intercept		—	—
OMA	cav		—	—
UQG-1	com	sub	—	—
UQN-1B	Echo sounder	sub	—	—

Radar (1)

Name	NATO name	Air search	Surface search	Fire control
BPS-12		—	Yes	—

Launchers (3)

Name	Tubes	Fire control	Max launch depth (m)
533mm Torpedo Tube (forward) 6 Mk 112 215 1956 - 1959: 4 x Mk 16 Mod 1 , 8 x Mk 37 Mod 0 1960 - 1966: 4 x Mk 16 Mod 1 , 0 x Mk 37 Mod 0 , 8 x Mk 37 Mod 1 1967 - 1970: 4 x Mk 16 Mod 7 , 8 x Mk 37 Mod 2 , 0 x Mk 37 Mod 3 1971 - 1973: 12 x Mk 48 Mod 1 1974 - 1976: 12 x Mk 48 Mod 2 1977 - 1982: 12 x Mk 48 Mod 3 1983 - 1987: 12 x Mk 48 Mod 4 1988 - present: 12 x Mk 48 Mod 5 ADCAP
Missile Launcher 16 — 40 1959 - 1961: 16 x Polaris A-1 1962 - 1963: 16 x Polaris A-2 1964 - present: 16 x Polaris A-3
Signal Ejector	2	—	305

Extendable devices (7)

Name	NATO name	Capabilities	Max depth (m)	Max speed (kn)
AT-317B Radio Antenna	—	Radio (VLF), Radio navigation	—	6.5
BPS-12 Radar	—	Radar	—	6.5
BRA-9 Radio Antenna	—	Radio (LF, MF, HF), Radio navigation	—	6.5
BRD-6 RDF	—	Direction finder	—	6.5
Snorkel	—	Snorkel	—	6.5
Type 2D attack periscope	—	Periscope (attack)	—	6.5
Type 8 search periscope	—	Periscope (observation)	—	6.5