Ordered 20 July 1961 Commissioned 14 August 1964 Construction started 12 January 1963 Length 130 m | Laid down 12 January 1963 Decommissioned 7 March 1994 Launched 1 February 1964 Test depth 396 m | |
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Namesake Casimir Pulaski (1745–1779), a Polish general who served in the American Revolutionary War Sponsored by Mrs. John A. Gronouski, Jr. Builder General Dynamics Electric Boat | ||
USS Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633), a James Madison-class ballistic missile submarine, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Casimir Pulaski (1745–1779), a Polish general who served in the American Revolutionary War.
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Construction and commissioning
The contract to build Casimir Pulaski was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of the General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut, on 20 July 1961 and her keel was laid down there on 12 January 1963. She was launched on 1 February 1964, sponsored by Mrs. John A. Gronouski, Jr., and commissioned on 14 August 1964, with Captain Robert L. J. Long in command of the Blue Crew and Commander Thomas B. Brittain, Jr., in command of the Gold Crew.
Service history
History from 1964 to 1994 needed.On May 1, 1989 Casimir Pulaski participated in Exercise Lantcoop 1-89.
Decommissioning and disposal
After her final cruise under Commander Kenneth W. Wrona, Casimir Pulaski was decommissioned on 7 March 1994 and simultaneously stricken from the Naval Vessel Register. Her scrapping via the Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at Bremerton, Washington was completed on 21 October 1994.