USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659)

USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659) was a Benjamin Franklin-class fleet ballistic missile submarine commissioned by the United States Navy in 1967. Named after the American humorist Will Rogers, she conducted strategic deterrent patrols throughout the Cold War, primarily armed with Polaris and later Poseidon ballistic missiles. The submarine operated mainly from forward bases in Scotland, playing a critical role in maintaining the U.S. nuclear deterrent. USS Will Rogers was decommissioned in 1993 following the end of the Cold War and subsequently scrapped under the Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program.