USS Benjamin Franklin

Summary

USS Benjamin Franklin is a ballistic missile submarine^[1]. It draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (ballistic_missile_submarine category, ranking #43 of 91).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Benjamin Franklin's image is recorded as USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640).gif^[3].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's instance of is recorded as ballistic missile submarine^[4].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[5].
• Benjamin Franklin is named after USS Benjamin Franklin^[6].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's manufacturer is recorded as General Dynamics Electric Boat^[7].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's vessel class is recorded as Benjamin Franklin-class submarine^[8].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's Commons category is recorded as USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640)^[9].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's powered by is recorded as nuclear marine propulsion^[10].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's armament is recorded as Trident^[11].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's armament is recorded as Mark 48 torpedo^[12].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03sy7h^[13].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[14].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[15].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[16].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[17].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's pennant number is recorded as SSBN-640^[18].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Benjamin Franklin'}^[19].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'USS Benjamin Franklin'}^[20].
• USS Benjamin Franklin's country of registry is recorded as United States^[21].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for USS Benjamin Franklin include Benjamin Franklin-class submarine^[22], a submarine class^[23], founded in 1964^[24].

Why It Matters

USS Benjamin Franklin draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (ballistic_missile_submarine category, ranking #43 of 91).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]

Entities named for it include Benjamin Franklin-class submarine^[22], a submarine class^[23], founded in 1964^[24].