SSBN 598 George Washington

SSBN 598

SSBN 598 George Washington (1965)

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

Towed devices (2)

Name Type NATO name Towed decoy Capabilities Cable (m) Depth (m) Speed (kn)
BRA-7 Trailing buoy Receive, Radio (VLF) 450 213 – 61 3.0 – 12.0
Floating wire VLF (SUBTASK I) Trailing wire Receive, Radio (VLF, LF, Radio navigation) 549 91 – 37 2.3 – 9.0

Individual hulls (0)

No individual hulls recorded for this modification.