Lafayette class submarine
The
Lafayette class of submarine was an evolutionary development from the
Ethan Allen class of fleet ballistic missile submarine, slightly larger and generally improved. Together with
the
George Washington,
the
Ethan Allen, and
the
James Madison,
the
Benjamin Franklin
classes, they comprised the "41 for Freedom."
In the mid-1970s they were upgraded to carry the Poseidon C3 missile.
Boats