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Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634)
Commissioning

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Active Service - Final Disposition

Lafayette Class Ballistic Missile Submarine: Laid down, 4 July 1962, at Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo, CA.; Launched, 30 November 1963; Commissioned, USS Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634), 26 August 1964; Decommissioned, and simultaneously struck from the Naval Register, 8 February 1995; Final Disposition, disposed of through NPSSRP (Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program), 13 October 1995, at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA.

Specifications: Displacement, Surfaced: 7,325 t., Submerged: 8,251 t.; Length 425'; Beam 33'; Draft 29'; Speed, Surfaced 16 kts, Submerged 21 kts; Depth limit 1,300'; Complement 140 (each crew, blue and gold); Armament, 16 missile tubes; four 21" torpedo tubes, forward, MK 14/16 Anti-ship Torpedo MK 37 Anti-Submarine Torpedo, MK 45 ASTOR Nuclear Torpedo MK 48 Anti-Submarine Torpedo ; Propulsion, S5W nuclear reactor two geared steam turbines, 15,000 SHP, one propeller.

Size	Image Description	Source
121k	Crew topside during commissioning ceremony of Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634) at Mare Island Naval Shipyard on 26 Aug 1964.	US Navy photo # 64773 courtesy of Darryl L. Baker.
90k	Commemorative post mark honoring the Stonewall Jackson's (SSBN-634) commissioning, 26 August 1964.	Courtesy of Jack Treutle.
119k	View of Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634) at her berth at Mare Island. Not sure of date. Photo number indicates photo taken prior to commissioning but she is flying a jack forward and colors aft. The mast has been censored out of the photo.	US Navy photo # 63944-64, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. Photo added 07/06/07.
92k	Photo of the official commissioning party aboard Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634) during her commissioning ceremonies at Mare Island on 26 August 1964.	US Navy photo # 64781-8-64, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. Photo added 07/06/07.
93k	Front Cover of the Commissioning Program for the Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634), 26 August 1964.	US Navy photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. Photo added 07/06/07.
152k	Pages 1 & 2 of the Commissioning Program for the Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634), 26 August 1964.	US Navy photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. Photo added 07/06/07.
170k	Pages 3 & 4 of the Commissioning Program for the Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634), 26 August 1964.	US Navy photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. Photo added 07/06/07.
151k	Pages 5 & 6 of the Commissioning Program for the Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634), 26 August 1964.	US Navy photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. Photo added 07/06/07.
235k	Pages 7 & 8 of the Commissioning Program for the Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634), 26 August 1964.	US Navy photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. Photo added 07/06/07.
255k	Pages 9 & 10 of the Commissioning Program for the Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634), 26 August 1964.	US Navy photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. Photo added 07/06/07.
255k	Pages 11 & 12 of the Commissioning Program for the Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634), 26 August 1964.	US Navy photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. Photo added 07/06/07.
234k	Pages 13 & 14 of the Commissioning Program for the Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634), 26 August 1964.	US Navy photo courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. Photo added 07/06/07.
104k	Line handlers aboard Stonewall Jackson (SSBN-634) at the South end of Mare Island in September 1964.	US Navy photo # 64891-9-64, courtesy of Darryl L. Baker. Photo added 07/06/07.