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SSN-642 Kamehameha conversions 


Original text by John Osborne

SSN 642 Kamehameha

Displacement: Submerged 8,250t.
Dimensions: Length 129.5m; Beam 10m; Draft 9.4m.
Armament: four (533mm) forward torpedo tubes.
Propulsion: S5W reactor, one shaft, 25+kts
Special Operations: 2 Dry Dock Shelers, 2 Seal Delivery Vehicle (SDV)

Description: USS KAMEHAMEHA (SSN 642) was originally commissioned SSN 640 Benjamin Franklin class as a ballistic missile submarines, two remaining members of this class of submarine were converted to special operations attack submarines, with a capacity for carrying and delivering special operations forces added. They were equipped to covertly insert Special Forces into hostile territory. Like all submarines, they can sit off the coast for as long as needed, undetected, waiting to act or leave without rising tensions in the meantime.

Units:

Names Comm DeComm Homeport
SSN 642 Kamehameha 12 Dec 1965 2 Apr 2002 Pearl Harbor
SSN 645 James K. Polk 16 Apr 1966 8 Jan 1999 Norfolk

Entry created by: François Guérin
Contributors: François Guérin, Jason W. Henson

Related database records

SSN 642 Kamehameha (1994-02)DB2000(1980-2015)
SSN 642 Kamehameha (1994-02)DB2000(1980-2015)

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