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USS James Madison (SSBN-627)

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USS James Madison (SSBN-627), the lead ship of her class of ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for James Madison (1751–1836), the fourth President of the United States (1809–1817). [1]

28 relations: Ballistic missile, Ballistic missile submarine, Bremerton, Washington, Ceremonial ship launching, Enlisted rank, Holy Loch, James Madison, James Madison-class submarine, Lead ship, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Mark 48 torpedo, Naval Vessel Register, Newport News Shipbuilding, Newport News, Virginia, Officer (armed forces), S5W reactor, Shakedown (testing), Ship commissioning, Ship-Submarine Recycling Program, Submarine, Territorial waters, Torpedo, Torpedo tube, UGM-27 Polaris, UGM-73 Poseidon, UGM-96 Trident I, United States Navy, Vallejo, California.

Ballistic missile

A ballistic missile follows a ballistic trajectory to deliver one or more warheads on a predetermined target.

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Ballistic missile submarine

A ballistic missile submarine is a submarine capable of deploying submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) with nuclear warheads.

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Bremerton, Washington

Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States.

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Ceremonial ship launching

Ceremonial ship launching is the process of transferring a vessel to the water.

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Enlisted rank

An enlisted rank (also known as an enlisted grade or enlisted rate) is, in some armed services, any rank below that of a commissioned officer.

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Holy Loch

The Holy Loch; (Scottish Gaelic "An Loch Sianta/Seunta") is a Sea Loch, a part of the Cowal peninsula coast of the Firth of Clyde, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland.

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James Madison

James Madison Jr. (March 16, 1751 – June 28, 1836) was an American statesman and Founding Father who served as the fourth President of the United States from 1809 to 1817.

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James Madison-class submarine

The James Madison class of submarine was an evolutionary development from the of fleet ballistic missile submarine.

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Lead ship

The lead ship, name ship, or class leader is the first of a series or class of ships all constructed according to the same general design.

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Mare Island Naval Shipyard

The Mare Island Naval Shipyard (MINSY) was the first United States Navy base established on the Pacific Ocean.

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Mark 48 torpedo

The Mark 48 and its improved Advanced Capability (ADCAP) variant are American heavyweight submarine-launched torpedoes.

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Naval Vessel Register

The Naval Vessel Register (NVR) is the official inventory of ships and service craft in custody of or titled by the United States Navy.

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Newport News Shipbuilding

Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS), a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, is the largest industrial employer in Virginia, and sole designer, builder and refueler of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and one of two providers of U.S. Navy submarines.

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Newport News, Virginia

Newport News is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority.

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S5W reactor

The S5W reactor is a nuclear reactor used by the United States Navy to provide electricity generation and propulsion on warships.

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Shakedown (testing)

A shakedown is a period of testing or a trial journey undergone by a ship, aircraft or other craft and its crew before being declared operational.

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Ship commissioning

Ship commissioning is the act or ceremony of placing a ship in active service, and may be regarded as a particular application of the general concepts and practices of project commissioning.

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Ship-Submarine Recycling Program

The Ship/Submarine Recycling Program (SRP) is the process that the United States Navy uses to dispose of decommissioned nuclear vessels.

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Submarine

A submarine (or simply sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.

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Territorial waters

Territorial waters or a territorial sea, as defined by the 2013 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, is a belt of coastal waters extending at most from the baseline (usually the mean low-water mark) of a coastal state.

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Torpedo

A modern torpedo is a self-propelled weapon with an explosive warhead, launched above or below the water surface, propelled underwater towards a target, and designed to detonate either on contact with its target or in proximity to it.

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Torpedo tube

A torpedo tube is a cylinder shaped device for launching torpedoes.

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UGM-27 Polaris

The UGM-27 Polaris missile was a two-stage solid-fueled nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile.

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UGM-73 Poseidon

The UGM-73 Poseidon missile was the second US Navy nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) system, powered by a two-stage solid-fuel rocket.

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UGM-96 Trident I

The UGM-96 Trident I, or Trident C4, was an American submarine-launched ballistic missile, built by Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Sunnyvale, California.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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Vallejo, California

Vallejo is a waterfront city in Solano County, California, located in the North Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_James_Madison_(SSBN-627)

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