January 25, 2024
USS NATHAN HALE SSB (N) 623 SUBMARINE NAVAL CARD 26 SEPTEMBER 1966
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USS NAVY CARD SUBMARINE Date / Era: Cover: 26 September 1966 Ship Name: USS NATHAN HALE Ship Number: SSB (N) 623 Country Flag: UNITED STATES Ship Type: SUBMARINE Item Type: NAVAL CACHET AIR MAIL PART PRE PAID CARD Conditon: SEE SCAN - ANY SHADING IS DUE TO MY RELUCTANCE TO PRESS ON THE SCANNER LID NOT THE COVER/S USS Nathan Hale (SSBN-623) was the sixth Lafayette class nuclear powered fleet ballistic missile submarine produced. She was named for Captain Nathan Hale (1755-1776) who served most famously as a spy during the American Revolutionary War . Construction and commissioning The contract for Nathan Hale 's construction was awarded on 3 February 1961. Construction began on 2 October 1962 by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics in Groton, Connecticut . She was launched on 12 January 1963, sponsored by the wife of Admiral George Whelan Anderson, Jr. , and commissioned on 23 November 1963 in a subdued ceremony due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy the day before. Operational history Nathan Hale entered service on 21 May 1964 with her home port at Charleston , South Carolina , and performed deterrent patrols as a member of the United States Atlantic Fleet . She was originally outfitted with the Polaris missile system and in the 1970s underwent conversion to the Poseidon missile system. By April
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