page_title: USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599) / History
caption_attribution_description: National Archive# NN33300514 2005-06-30 Released to Public ID: DF-SC-84-07332 Service Depicted: Navy A Polaris A3 fleet ballistic missile lifts off at 12:33 p.m. EST during a launch from the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine USS ROBERT E. LEE (SSBN-601). The launch is taking place on the Eastern Test Range.
context_page_description: USS Patrick Henry (SSBN-599), named after the American Revolutionary War figure Patrick Henry, was a George Washington class nuclear-powered fleet ballistic missile submarine of the United States Navy. She was later converted into an attack submarine and redesignated SSN-599.
caption: Polaris A3 DASO launch
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