{| |+george washington class    |} the george washington class was a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines deployed by the united states navy. the navy ordered a class of nuclear-powered submarines armed with long-range strategic missiles on 31 december 1957, and tasked electric boat with converting two existing attack submarine hulls to ballistic missile-carrying boats to quickly create the deterrent force. to accomplish this conversion, electric boat persuaded the navy in january 1958 to slip the launch dates for two  fast attack submarines, the just-begun  and the not-yet-started . on 12 february 1958, president dwight d. eisenhower authorized funding for three ballistic missile submarines. the george washingtons were essentia
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