USS Benjamin Franklin
Facts
13 properties- Instance of
- ballistic missile submarine
- Short name
- Benjamin Franklin[15]
- Armament
- Trident, Mark 48 torpedo[8][9]
- Country of origin
- United States[6]
- Country of registry
- United States[17]
- Manufacturer
- General Dynamics Electric Boat[4]
- Name
- USS Benjamin Franklin[16]
- Named after
- Benjamin Franklin[3]
- Operator
- United States Navy[2]
- Pennant number
- SSBN-640[14]
- Powered by
- nuclear marine propulsion[7]
- Significant event
- ship launching, keel laying, ship commissioning, ship decommissioning[10][11][12][13]
- Vessel class
- Benjamin Franklin-class submarine[5]
- Freebase ID
- /m/03sy7h
Significant event 3
Armament 2
Country of registry 1
Instance of 1
Manufacturer 1
Named after 1
Named after 1
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Powered by 1
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Summary
USS Benjamin Franklin is a ballistic missile submarine[1].
Body
Works and Contributions
Things named for USS Benjamin Franklin include Benjamin Franklin-class submarine[18], a submarine class[19], founded in 1964[20].
Why It Matters
Entities named for it include Benjamin Franklin-class submarine[18], a submarine class[19], founded in 1964[20].