Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995.
{| |} The Benjamin Franklin-class submarine was a group of US ballistic missile submarines that were in Navy service from the 1960s–2000s.
Vallejo. Due to the loss of in April 1963, this class was designed to SUBSAFE standards and its equipment was similar to the fast attack submarines (SSNs).
This class and the James Madison class are combined with the Lafayettes in some references. ==Design== The Benjamin Franklin-class submarines were built with the Polaris A-3 ballistic missile, and in the early 1970s were converted to carry the Poseidon C-3 missile.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, six boats were further modified to carry the Trident I (C-4) missile, along with six James Madison-class boats.
The Benjamin Franklin class, together with the , , , and classes, composed the "41 for Freedom" that was the Navy's primary contribution to the nuclear deterrent force through the late 1980s.
During the late 1970s and early 1980s, six boats were further modified to carry the Trident I (C-4) missile, along with six James Madison-class boats.
London:Arms and Armour Press, 1981.
In the early 1990s, to make room for the ballistic missile submarines within the limits set by the SALT II strategic arms limitation treaty, the ballistic missile tubes of and were disabled.
They were equipped with dry deck shelters to accommodate SEAL Delivery Vehicles or other equipment. ==Fate== The Benjamin Franklins were decommissioned between 1992 and 2002 due to a combination of SALT II treaty limitations as the SSBNs entered service, age, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Annapolis, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1995.
They were equipped with dry deck shelters to accommodate SEAL Delivery Vehicles or other equipment. ==Fate== The Benjamin Franklins were decommissioned between 1992 and 2002 due to a combination of SALT II treaty limitations as the SSBNs entered service, age, and the collapse of the Soviet Union.
USS Kamehameha was decommissioned on 2 April 2002, the last ship of the Benjamin Franklin class to be decommissioned. The sail of George Bancroft is preserved at the Naval Submarine Base King's Bay, Georgia.
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