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Unit/Organization Information
  • 598 Class Submarine Reunion
Location
Coin Location: 11O6
Homebase: Groton, Massachusetts
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C005358

Location: 11O6

Coin: Commemorative

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Narrative

Round shaped coin, antiqu brass in color, 1 1/2 inches in diameter.

The First Joint 598 Class Submarine Reunion was held in Groton, Massachusetts in 2006. The 598, George Washington Class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines were built in the late 1950's and consisted of:

USS George Washington - SSBN-598

USS Patrick Henry - SSBN-599

USS Theodore Roosevelt - SSBN-600

USS Robert E. Lee - SSBN 601

USS Abraham Lincoln - SSBN-602

They were replaced by the Ohio-Class ballistic missile submarines and were decommissioned in the 1980's.