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 | 57k | John C. Calhoun (1782-1850), of South Carolina, was a leading proponent of States' rights. He served his State and country with distinction in the House of Representatives 1811-17, and as Secretary of War 1817-25, Vice President 1825-32, Senator 1832-44 and 1845-50, and Secretary of State 1844-45.
| Portrait from Gibbes Museum of Art courtesy of Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 112k | Commemorative post mark on the occasion of the John C. Calhoun's (SSBN-630) launching at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co., Newport News, VA., 22 June 1963.
| Courtesy of Jack Treutle. | |
 | 117k | The nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) underway, possibly during her seatrials off the Virginia coast circa June 1963 - Sept 1964.
| Official US Navy photo courtesy of Wendell Royce McLaughlin Jr. | |
 | 104k | Commemorative post mark on the occasion of the commissioning of the John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630), 15 September 1964.
| Courtesy of Jack Treutle. | |
 | 782k | John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630), in the Atlantic prior to her arrival at Cape Caneveral for a practice launch of a Polaris A-3 missle on 24 September 1964. Her hull number will be painted out before she goes to her first deterrent patrol. | US Navy Photo # 1105437, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 02/25/08. | |
 | 616k | Forward port quarter photo of the John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630), circa 1964. | USN photo # 93425, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 02/25/08. | |
 | 112k | Commemorative post mark issued on the occasion of the initial submerged firing of a Polaris missle aboard the John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) by the Blue crew, 15 Feb. 1965. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle. | |
 | 410k | The John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) as she arrives at Mare Island to start her C-3 Poseidon conversion at the yard on 2 August 1969. Tug at the bow is DeKaury (YTM-178). The stern of YTL-435 is just visible forward of the sail and the mast of Santana (YTB-270) is visible aft of the sail. YD-172 is alongside of the Sperry (AS-12) to the left. | USN photo # 93424, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 02/25/08. | |
 | 348k | The John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) as she arrives at Mare Island to start her C-3 Poseidon conversion at the yard on 2 August 1969. Tug at the bow is DeKaury (YTM-178) The bow of YTL-435 is visible forward of the sail and the mast of Santana (YTB-270) is visible aft of the sail. | USN photo # 93420, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 02/25/08. | |
 | 297k | The John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) is moored at Mare Island on 2 August 1969 ready to start her C-3 Poseidon conversion at the yard. Tug Santana (YTB-270) is at the stern and the mast of YTL-435 is visible aft of the sail.
| USN photo # 93425, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 02/25/08. | |
 | 27k | Undated bow on view of the John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) transiting the Panama Canal. | USN photo courtesy of ssbn630.org. | |
 | 436k | The nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) enters port, accompanied by the large harbor tug Saugus (VTB-780) on 1 Feb 1991. | Official U.S. Navy photo # DN-ST-91-05226, by PH3 A.H. Jones, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
 | 46k | Commemorative post mark on the occasion of deactivation of the John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630), at Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, 3 July 1993. | Courtesy of Jack Treutle. | |
 | 727k | A starboard bow view of the nucelar-powered strategic missile submarines Nebraska (SSBN-739), left, and John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) in Port Canaveral, Florida, 22 Aug 1993.
| USN photo # DN-SC-93-06094, by OS2 John Bouvia, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. | |
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A port bow view of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) in port. Moored behind the John C. Calhoun is the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Nebraska (SSBN-739), in Port Canaveral, Florida, 22 Aug 1993.
| Official U.S. Navy photo # DN-SC-93-06087, by OS2 John Bouvia, from the Department of Defense Still Media Collection, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil. submitted by Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 242k | A starboard quarter view of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine Nebraska (SSBN-739) in port. Moored in front of the Nebraska is the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630).
| USN photo # DN-SC-93-06086, by OS2 John Bouvia, courtesy of dodmedia.osd.mil, Defense Visual Information Center & submitted by Bill Gonyo. | |
 | 293k | Decommissioning article on the John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630) from the 7 April 1994 edition of Puget Sound Naval Shipyard newspaper "Signal". | USN photo # 93425, courtesy of Darryl Baker. Photo added 02/25/08. | |
 | 83k | Trench 94, Hanford Site, Washington, 1994. Hull sections containing defueled reactor compartments of decommissioned nuclear-powered submarines are put in disposal trenches. Once full, the trench will be filled with dirt and buried. The compartments are expected to retain their integrity for more than 600 years. | USN photo & partial text courtesy of home.flash.net/~tomj/tunny/chop/rx. & submitted by Jack Treutle. | |
 | 569k | Sealed reactor compartments are shipped by barge out of Puget Sound Naval Base down the coast and along the Columbia River to the port of Benton. There the radioactively-contaminated hull sections are transferred to special multiwheeled high-load trailers for transport to the Hanford Reservation in Washington State. Pictured below is the burial ground for spent fuel of the following 77 nuclear reactor submarines as of March 2003: Patrick Henry (SSBN-599), Snook (SSN-592), George Washington (SSBN-598), Scamp (SSN-588), Robert E. Lee (SSBN-601), Thomas Jefferson (SSBN-618), Theodore Roosevelt (SSBN-600), Dace (SSN-607), John Adams (SSBN-620), Abraham Lincoln (SSBN-602), Barb (SSN-596), Ethan Allen (SSBN-608), Thomas A. Edison (SSBN-610), Pollack (SSN-603), Glenard P. Lipscomb (SSN-685), James Monroe (SSBN-622), Skipjack (SS-585), Nathan Hale (SSBN-623), Plunger (SSN-595), Shark (SSN-591), Lafayette (SSBN-616), Sam Houston (SSBN-609), Jack (SSN-605), Haddo (SSN-604), Tinosa (SSN-606), Guardfish (SSN-612), Permit (SSN-594), Queenfish (SSN-651), Ulysses S. Grant (SSBN-631), John Marshall (SSBN-611), George C. Marshall (SSBN-654), Flasher (SSN-613), Guitarro (SSN-665), Alexander Hamilton (SSBN-617), George Washington Carver (SSBN-656), Tecumseh (SSBN-628), Halibut (SSGN-587), Will Rogers (SSBN-659), Henry L. Stimson (SSBN-655), Daniel Boone (SSBN-629), Greenling (SSN-614), John C. Calhoun (SSBN-630), Casimir Pulaski (SSBN-633), Skate (SSN-578), Sargo (SSN-583), Francis Scott Key (SSBN-657), Sturgeon (SSN-637), Benjamin Franklin (SSBN-640), Swordfish (SSN-579), Seadragon (SSN-584), Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634), Simon Bolivar (SSBN-641), Hammerhead (SSN-663), Mariano G. Vallejo (SSBN-658) , Tullibee (SSN-597), Lewis & Clark (SSBN-644), Pargo (SSN-650), Seahorse (SSN-669), Gurnard (SSN-662), Flying Fish (SSN-673), Gato (SSN-615), Puffer (SSN-652), Seawolf (SSN-575), Baton Rouge (SSN-689), Bergall (SSN-667), Whale (SSN-638), Henry Clay (SSBN-625), James Madison (SSBN-627), Finback (SSN-670), Spadefish (SSN-668), Sunfish (SSN-649), George Bancroft (SSBN-643), Grayling (SSN-646), Pintado (SSN-672), Tunny (SSN-682), Archerfish (SSN-678), & Woodrow Wilson (SSBN-624). | USN photo & partial text courtesy of home.flash.net/~tomj/tunny/chop/rx. & submitted by Jack Treutle. | |
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