USS Lafayette

Summary

USS Lafayette is a ballistic missile submarine^[1]. It draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (ballistic_missile_submarine category, ranking #51 of 91).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Lafayette's image is recorded as USS Lafayette SSBN-616.jpg^[3].
• USS Lafayette's instance of is recorded as ballistic missile submarine^[4].
• USS Lafayette's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[5].
• Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette is named after USS Lafayette^[6].
• USS Lafayette's manufacturer is recorded as General Dynamics Electric Boat^[7].
• USS Lafayette's vessel class is recorded as Lafayette-class submarine^[8].
• USS Lafayette's Commons category is recorded as USS Lafayette (SSBN-616)^[9].
• USS Lafayette's powered by is recorded as nuclear marine propulsion^[10].
• USS Lafayette's armament is recorded as Mark 48 torpedo^[11].
• USS Lafayette's armament is recorded as UGM-27 Polaris^[12].
• USS Lafayette's armament is recorded as UGM-73 Poseidon^[13].
• USS Lafayette's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/024rtq^[14].
• USS Lafayette's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[15].
• USS Lafayette's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[16].
• USS Lafayette's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[17].
• USS Lafayette's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[18].
• USS Lafayette's described by source is recorded as Naval Vessel Register^[19].
• USS Lafayette's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Lafayette'}^[20].
• USS Lafayette's different from is recorded as USS Lafayette^[21].
• USS Lafayette's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'USS Lafayette'}^[22].
• USS Lafayette's country of registry is recorded as United States^[23].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for USS Lafayette include Lafayette-class submarine^[24], a submarine class^[25], founded in 1962^[26].

Why It Matters

USS Lafayette draws 24 Wikipedia views per month (ballistic_missile_submarine category, ranking #51 of 91).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27]

Entities named for it include Lafayette-class submarine^[24], a submarine class^[25], founded in 1962^[26].