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USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) on 15 February 1967. History United States Namesake Will Rogers (1879–1935), an American humorist Awarded 29 July 1963 Builder General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut Laid down 20 March 1965 Launched 21 July 1966 Sponsored by Muriel Buck Humphrey Commissioned 1 April 1967 Decommissioned 12 April 1993 Stricken 12 April 1993 Identification Hull symbol:SSBN-659 Code letters:NAUE Fate Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 2 November 1993, completed 12 August 1994 General characteristics Class and type Benjamin Franklin-class nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine Displacement 7,320 tons surfaced 8,220 tons submerged Length 425 ft (130 m) Beam 33 ft (10 m) Draft 31 ft 4 in (9.55 m) Installed power 15,000 shp (11,185 kW) Propulsion One S5W pressurized-water nuclear reactor, later replaced by one S3G reactor; two geared steam turbines; one shaft Speed 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged Test depth greater than 400 ft (120 m) (classified) Complement Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold crew) of 140 each Armament 16 × ballistic missile tubes, each with one Polaris, later Poseidon 4 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes USS Benjamin Franklin Class overview Name Benjamin Franklin class Builders General Dynamics Electric Boat Newport News Shipbuilding Mare Island Naval Shipyard Operators United States Navy Preceded by James Madison class Succeeded by Ohio class Built 1963–1967 In commission 1965–2002 Completed 12 Retired 12

Trappist the monk/sandbox USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) on 15 February 1967. History United States Namesake Will Rogers (1879–1935), an American humorist Awarded 29 July 1963 Builder General Dynamics Electric Boat, Groton, Connecticut Laid down 20 March 1965 Launched 21 July 1966 Sponsored by Muriel Buck Humphrey Commissioned 1 April 1967 Decommissioned 12 April 1993 Stricken 12 April 1993 Identification Hull symbol:SSBN-659 Code letters:NAUE Fate Scrapping via Ship and Submarine Recycling Program begun 2 November 1993, completed 12 August 1994 General characteristics Class and type Benjamin Franklin-class nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine Displacement 7,320 tons surfaced 8,220 tons submerged Length 425 ft (130 m) Beam 33 ft (10 m) Draft 31 ft 4 in (9.55 m) Installed power 15,000 shp (11,185 kW) Propulsion One S5W pressurized-water nuclear reactor, later replaced by one S3G reactor; two geared steam turbines; one shaft Speed 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) surfaced Over 20 knots (37 km/h; 23 mph) submerged Test depth greater than 400 ft (120 m) (classified) Complement Two crews (Blue Crew and Gold crew) of 140 each Armament 16 × ballistic missile tubes, each with one Polaris, later Poseidon 4 × 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes USS Benjamin Franklin Class overview Name Benjamin Franklin class Builders General Dynamics Electric Boat Newport News Shipbuilding Mare Island Naval Shipyard Operators United States Navy Preceded by James Madison class Succeeded by Ohio class Built 1963–1967 In commission 1965–2002 Completed 12 Retired 12

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Akagi conducting flight operations, April 1942 Class overview Operators Imperial Japanese Navy Preceded by Hōshō Succeeded by Kaga Built 1920–1927 In service 1927–1942 In commission 1927–1942 Completed 1 Lost 1 History Empire of Japan Name Akagi Namesake Mount Akagi Ordered 1920 Builder Kure Naval Arsenal Cost ¥53 million ($36.45 million) Laid down 6 December 1920 Launched 22 April 1925 Commissioned 25 March 1927 Reclassified 21 November 1923 as an aircraft carrier Refit 24 October 1935 – 31 August 1938 Stricken 25 September 1942 Fate Damaged by aircraft during the Battle of Midway and scuttled, 5 June 1942 General characteristics (after 1938 modernization) Class and type None Type Aircraft carrier Displacement 36,500 long tons (37,100 t) (standard) 41,300 long tons (42,000 t) (deep load) Length 260.67 m (855 ft 3 in) Beam 31.32 m (102 ft 9 in) Draught 8.71 m (28 ft 7 in) Installed power 19 water-tube boilers 133,000 shp (99,000 kW) Propulsion 4 shafts; 4 geared steam turbines Speed 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph) Range 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) Complement 1,630 Armament 6 × single 20 cm (7.9 in) guns 6 × twin 12 cm (4.7 in) AA guns 14 × twin 25 mm (1 in) AA guns Armor Belt: 152 mm (6.0 in) Deck: 79 mm (3.1 in) Aircraft carried 66 (+25 reserve) 21 Mitsubishi A6M Zero 18 Aichi D3A 27 Nakajima B5N (7 Dec 1941) Service record Part of: First Air Fleet (Kido Butai) Commanders: Isoroku Yamamoto (1928–29) Ryūnosuke Kusaka (1939–40) Kiichi Hasegawa (1941–42) Taijiro Aoki (1942) Operations: Second Sino-Japanese War World War II, Pacific War: Attack on Pearl Harbor Invasion of Rabaul Bombing of Darwin Invasion of Java Indian Ocean raid Battle of Midway

Akagi conducting flight operations, April 1942 Class overview Operators Imperial Japanese Navy Preceded by Hōshō Succeeded by Kaga Built 1920–1927 In service 1927–1942 In commission 1927–1942 Completed 1 Lost 1 History Empire of Japan Name Akagi Namesake Mount Akagi Ordered 1920 Builder Kure Naval Arsenal Cost ¥53 million ($36.45 million) Laid down 6 December 1920 Launched 22 April 1925 Commissioned 25 March 1927 Reclassified 21 November 1923 as an aircraft carrier Refit 24 October 1935 – 31 August 1938 Stricken 25 September 1942 Fate Damaged by aircraft during the Battle of Midway and scuttled, 5 June 1942 General characteristics (after 1938 modernization) Class and type None Type Aircraft carrier Displacement 36,500 long tons (37,100 t) (standard) 41,300 long tons (42,000 t) (deep load) Length 260.67 m (855 ft 3 in) Beam 31.32 m (102 ft 9 in) Draught 8.71 m (28 ft 7 in) Installed power 19 water-tube boilers 133,000 shp (99,000 kW) Propulsion 4 shafts; 4 geared steam turbines Speed 31.5 knots (58.3 km/h; 36.2 mph) Range 10,000 nmi (19,000 km; 12,000 mi) at 16 knots (30 km/h; 18 mph) Complement 1,630 Armament 6 × single 20 cm (7.9 in) guns 6 × twin 12 cm (4.7 in) AA guns 14 × twin 25 mm (1 in) AA guns Armor Belt: 152 mm (6.0 in) Deck: 79 mm (3.1 in) Aircraft carried 66 (+25 reserve) 21 Mitsubishi A6M Zero 18 Aichi D3A 27 Nakajima B5N (7 Dec 1941) Service record Part of First Air Fleet (Kido Butai) Commanders Isoroku Yamamoto (1928–29) Ryūnosuke Kusaka (1939–40) Kiichi Hasegawa (1941–42) Taijiro Aoki (1942) Operations Second Sino-Japanese War World War II, Pacific War: Attack on Pearl Harbor Invasion of Rabaul Bombing of Darwin Invasion of Java Indian Ocean raid Battle of Midway