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Built | 6 March 1953 to 4 January 1960 |
Planned | 16 |
Completed | 5 |
Active | 0 |
Lost | 0 |
Retired | 5 |
Preserved | 1 |
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Length | 311–350 ft (95–107 m) (depending on class) |
Beam | 27–29 feet (8.2–8.8 m) |
Draft | 17–28 feet (5.2–8.5 m) |
Complement | 5-9 officers, 54-88 enlisted |
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The Regulus missile submarines were a group of submarines operated by the United States Navy (US Navy) capable of carrying the Regulus cruise missile. Between 1959 and 1964, a total of five boats were used to undertake the first submarine-based nuclear deterrent patrols by the United States. Regulus submarines were used for this task until 1964, when sufficient ballistic missile submarines carrying the Polaris ballistic missile became available.