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USS Sam Rayburn

1963 James Madison-class submarine
Vehicle ballistic_missile_submarine Q7873770
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Summary

USS Sam Rayburn is a ballistic missile submarine[1]. It draws 281 Wikipedia views per month (ballistic missile submarine category, ranking #50 of 91).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3]
  • Named after: Sam Rayburn[4]
  • Manufacturer: Newport News Shipbuilding[5]
  • Vessel class: James Madison-class submarine[6]
  • Commons category: USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635)[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Powered by: nuclear marine propulsion[9]
  • Armament: Mark 48 torpedo[10], UGM-27 Polaris[11], UGM-73 Poseidon[12]
  • Coordinate location: 32.9452, -79.9291[13]
  • Significant event: ship launching[14], keel laying[15], ship commissioning[16], ship decommissioning[17]
  • Location of creation: Newport News[18]
  • Described by source: Naval Vessel Register[19]
  • Name: USS Sam Rayburn[20]
  • Country of registry: United States[21]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manufacturer → Newport News Shipbuilding
    Significant event → ship launching, keel laying, ship commissioning +1
    Location of creation → Newport News
    Image → USS Sam Rayburn (SSBN-635).jpg
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Country of origin: United States, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274364|batch #274364]]"
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