Object Record
Images
Metadata
Object Name |
Model |
Common Name |
Submarine Model, USS Daniel Boone |
Catalog Number |
1964.16.1 |
Date |
1964 |
Dimensions |
H-8 W-52 D-6 inches |
Description |
This is a submarine model of nuclear ballistic missile submarine USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629). |
Notes |
The nuclear powered, Fleet Balistic Missile Submarine USS DANIEL BOONE was the first USN ship to bear the name of the famous frontiersman. Construction was authorized by Congress in 1961, and the keel was laid in February 1962 at the mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California. The ship was launched on 22 June 1963. The ship was commissioned on 23 April 1964, the nation's 22nd Polaris submarine. Admiral U.S.C. Sharp, USN the Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, was the principal speaker at the commissioning ceremony. Immediately upon being placed in commission, DANIEL BOONE reported to Admiral Sharp for duty as the first Polaris firing submarine in the Pacific Fleet. |
Collection |
United States Navy Collection |
Subjects |
Navies Submarine warfare Submarines Models |
Search Terms |
Commemoration Submarines U.S. Navy United States Navy US Navy USS Daniel Boone (SSBN-629) |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |