George Washington-class submarine

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The George Washington-class submarine was the United States Navy’s first class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, pioneering sea-based strategic nuclear deterrence during the Cold War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy submarine class ⓘ
ballistic missile submarine class ⓘ
armament Polaris ballistic missile ⓘ
category Ballistic missile submarines ⓘ
Nuclear submarines of the United States Navy ⓘ
Submarine classes of the United States Navy ⓘ
conflict Cold War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
enteredService 1960 ⓘ
era Cold War era ⓘ
followedBy Ethan Allen-class submarine ⓘ
hasPart USS Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602) ⓘ
USS George Washington (SSBN-598) ⓘ
USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599) ⓘ
USS Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601) ⓘ
USS Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600) ⓘ
hullDesignBasedOn Skipjack-class submarine hull ⓘ
launchPlatformFor submarine-launched ballistic missile ⓘ
missileTypeCarried UGM-27 Polaris ⓘ
namedAfter George Washington ⓘ
numberBuilt 5 ⓘ
operator United States Navy ⓘ
powerplant nuclear reactor ⓘ
precededBy Skipjack-class submarine ⓘ
primaryRole strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ
propulsion nuclear-powered ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
strategicImportance first US Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine class ⓘ
submarineType SSBN ⓘ
usedFor sea-based strategic nuclear deterrence ⓘ

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Polaris missile system → primaryLaunchPlatform → George Washington-class submarine ⓘ
W47 warhead → deployedOn → George Washington-class submarine ⓘ
USS George Washington (SSBN-598) → partOf → George Washington-class ballistic missile submarine ⓘ
linked to: George Washington-class submarine
Ethan Allen-class submarine → precededBy → George Washington-class submarine ⓘ
United States Navy submarines → includesClass → George Washington-class submarine ⓘ