USS Stonewall Jackson ( SSBN - 634 ) USS " Stonewall Jackson " ( SSBN - 634 ) , a fleet ballistic missile submarine , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Confederate States Army General Thomas J . " Stonewall " Jackson ( 1824 – 1863 ) . Construction and commissioning . The contract to build " Stonewall Jackson " was awarded to Mare Island Naval Shipyard at Vallejo , California , on 21 July 1961 and her keel was laid down there on 4 July 1962 . She was launched on 30 November 1963 , sponsored by Miss Julia Christian McAfee , and commissioned on 26 August 1964 , with Commander John H . Nicholson in command of the Blue Crew and Commander Richard A . Frost in command of the Gold Crew . Service history . " Stonewall Jackson " departed Vallejo on 3 September 1964 for her shakedown cruise to Cape Kennedy , Florida . The Blue Crew completed training with a successful Polaris ballistic missile firing on 2 December 1964 and was relieved by the Gold Crew . Following the Gold Crew ' s successful Polaris missile launch on 16 December 1964 , " Stonewall Jackson " returned to the Pacific Ocean to complete shakedown operations . She began post - shakedown alterations and repairs on 13 February 1965 , then made final preparations at Bangor , Washington for an overseas deployment . In April 1965 , she began her first strategic deterrent patrol . In June 1965 , the Gold Crew relieved the Blue Crew at Apra Harbor , Guam . For the next five years " Stonewall Jackson " conducted deterrent patrols from Apra Harbor . In the spring of 1970 , " Stonewall Jackson " was reassigned to the United States Atlantic Fleet . On 23 April 1970 , she got underway from Pearl Harbor , Hawaii , to conduct a special operation , before continuing on to the Panama Canal . She transited the canal on 7 May 1970 and changed operational control from Submarine Flotilla 5 to Submarine Flotilla 6 , officially joining the Atlantic Fleet . On 15 May 1970 , she put into New London , Connecticut . " Stonewall Jackson " spent the second half of May 1970 in upkeep at New London , then headed south on 1 June 1970 . She stopped at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis , Maryland , from 7 June to 10 June 1970 for midshipman indoctrination tours , then put to sea for special operations . She entered Charleston , South Carolina , to off - load ballistic missiles during the first week in July 1970 , then shaped a course for New London , arriving on 10 July 1970 . On 15 July she entered the shipyard of the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics at Groton , Connecticut , for conversion to carry the Poseidon C - 3 ballistic missile system . The installation of the new missile system was completed by 29 October 1971 , when the Blue Crew began preparations to put to sea . Between October 1971 and March 1972 , both the Blue Crew and the Gold Crew conducted their shakedown cruises off the southeastern coast of the United States . " Stonewall Jackson " returned to Groton on 4 March 1971 and , on 8 March , commenced post - shakedown repairs and alterations at the General Dynamics shipyard . On 7 April 1971 , " Stonewall Jackson " got underway for Charleston for ballistic missile loading in preparation for her first post - conversion and first Atlantic deterrent patrol . " Stonewall Jackson " was based at Holy Loch , Scotland , for patrol duties until mid - 1978 . She returned to the United States for an extensive overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard and was fitted with the Trident C - 4 missile system at Charleston Naval Shipyard in late 1980 . She then operated out of Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay , Georgia , until her final patrol in 1994 . Decommissioning and disposal . " Stonewall Jackson " was decommissioned on 9 February 1995 and simultaneously stricken from the Naval Vessel Register . Her scrapping via the Nuclear - Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at Bremerton , Washington , was completed on 13 October 1995 .