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| | USS Lafayette (SSBN-616) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09) |
 | | USS Lafayette (SSBN-616), the lead ship of her class, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Marquis de la Fayette. |
 | | She was launched 8 May 1962 sponsored by First Lady of the United States Jacqueline Kennedy, wife of the 35th President of the United States, and commissioned 23 April 1963 at Groton, Connecticut, with Commander P. Hannifin in command of the Blue Crew and Commander James T. Strong in command of the Gold Crew. |
 | | Her 15th patrol, the 400th of the Polaris submarine fleet, won Lafayette special commendation from Secretary of the Navy Paul Nitze. |
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