USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636)

The USS Nathanael Greene (SSBN-636) was a Benjamin Franklin-class fleet ballistic missile submarine commissioned by the United States Navy in December 1964. Named after the Revolutionary War general Nathanael Greene, she conducted numerous strategic deterrent patrols during the Cold War, armed with Polaris and later Poseidon ballistic missiles. Throughout her service, the submarine played a crucial role in maintaining the United States' nuclear deterrent posture. The USS Nathanael Greene was decommissioned in 1986 following damage sustained from a grounding incident, and was subsequently scrapped under the Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program.