John Marshall (SSBN-611) Submarine Navy Scale Model Mahogany 20 inch Ethan Allen Class

John Marshall (SSBN-611) Submarine Dive with the John Marshall (SSBN-611) again in this handcrafted 20-inch submarine. Each piece is carved from wood and handpainted to provide a piece you’ll love. Length – 20 inches Made from Mahogany US Veteran Owned Business The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger. USS John Marshall (SSBN-611) was an Ethan Allen-class submarine the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John Marshall (1755–1835) the fourth Chief Justice of the United States. Originally a fleet ballistic missile submarine designated SSBN-611 she later was reclassified as an attack submarine and re-designated SSN-611. Construction and commissioning John Marshall’s keel was laid down on 4 April 1960 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company of Newport News Virginia. She was launched on 15 July 1961 sponsored by Mrs. Robert F. Kennedy wife of the Attorney General of the United States and commissioned on 21 May 1962 with Commander Robert W. Stecher commanding the Blue Crew and Commander Robert D. Donavan commanding the Gold Crew. Service as a fleet ballistic missile submarine 1962 – 1980 John Marshall began her sea trials on 8 April 1962. On 21 May John Marshall joined the Atlantic Fleet as a unit of Submarine Squadron 14 (SUBRON14). On 31 May she began her shakedown cruise which culminated on 12 July with the successful firing of two Polaris A-2 missiles by the Blue crew and followed by the launch of three more by the Gold crew within days off Cape Canaveral Florida. In October with a port call in İzmir Turkey she became the first U.S. FBM to visit a foreign port.[2] On 31 December John Marshall sailed for her first Polaris patrol. Manned by the Blue crew she became the ninth operational fleet ballistic missile submarine. From 4 April 1963 to 30 November 1966 the Blue and Gold crews conducted a total of seventeen deterrent patrols from Holy Loch Scotland. On 13 December 1966 John Marshall started her first major overhaul at Newport News Shipbuilding. The overhaul was completed in April 1968. After the post-overhaul shakedown she loaded ballistic missiles at Charleston South Carolina and in September 1968 began her eighteenth deterrent patrol. She conducted her 19th through 25th deterrent patrols from Holy Loch between October 1968 and June 1970. In June 1970 she became a unit of Submarine Squadron 16 and began operations from Rota Spain. She conducted her 26th through 37th deterrent patrols from Rota. She was awarded her first Meritorious Unit Commendation as a result of an operation conducted in March 1971 that demonstrated the effectiveness and dependability of the fleet ballistic missile system. In June 1973 she returned to New London Connecticut for a dependents cruise then conducted two deterrent patrols from Charleston South Carolina. On 1 November 1974 John Marshall began her second refueling overhaul at Mare Island Naval Shipyard at Vallejo California. During this overhaul the missile systems were converted to support the Polaris A-3 missile. The overhaul was completed in May 1976 and John Marshall commenced strategic deterrent patrols in February 1977 as a unit of Submarine Squadron 15. she conducted her 40th through 54th deterrent patrols from Apra Harbor Guam. Her final deterrent patrol concluded with her arrival at Pearl Harbor Hawaii on 28 December 1980. Service as an attack submarine 1981 – 1992 On 12 January 1981 [3] John Marshall was reclassified as an attack submarine and given hull number SSN-611. She began operations as an attack submarine from Pearl Harbor. Her last Polaris missile was removed in Bangor Washington on 1 June 1981. John Marshall arrived in Charleston South Carolina on 20 July 1981 and began operations as a unit of Submarine Squadron 4. On 28 December 1981 she departed for her fir