USS Nathan Hale SSBN 623

USS Nathan Hale (SSBN-623) was a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine commissioned by the United States Navy in 1963. Named after the American Revolutionary War hero Nathan Hale, she played a critical role in the U.S. strategic nuclear deterrent during the Cold War, conducting numerous deterrent patrols armed with Polaris and later Poseidon ballistic missiles. Throughout her service, the submarine contributed to the nation’s undersea deterrence force, ensuring a continuous at-sea presence. USS Nathan Hale was decommissioned in 1986 and subsequently scrapped as part of the Navy’s nuclear-powered ship recycling program.