SSBN-602 USS Abe Lincoln Patch - Version A

US NAVY SSBN-602 USS ABE LINCOLN PATCH "A VERSION" THE SHIP USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN is the fifth Fleet Ballistic Missile submarine in the United States and the first to be built at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, New Hampshire. LINCOLN was launched on May 14, 1960 with Miss Mary Mary Lincoln Beckwith Lincoln Beckwith, great grand daughter of Abraham Lincoln, acting as sponsor. On March 11, 1961 ABRAHAM LINCOLN was placed in commission. After her shakedown cruise, LINCOLN will go on station with sixteen Polaris missiles on board. The USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN is 380 feet long with a beam of 33 feet and displacement of 5900 tons. LINCOLN is equipped with an air conditioning system, carbon dioxide scrubbers, carbon monoxide-hydrogen burners, electrostatic precipitator, oxygen storage flasks and an electrolytic oxygen generator to maintain the ship's atmosphere healthful for extended periods of submergence. In addition to the sixteen missile tubes located in the missile compartment aft of the sail, LINCOLN has the firepower of six modern torpedo tubes located in the bow compartment. LINCOLN has six staterooms which accommodate twelve officers. There are 100 bunks for the ship's crew located in the bow compartment and lower level operations compartment. Each bunk has a reading lamp and an adjustable ventilation louver. THE MISSILE SYSTEM First missile launch With almost unlimited cruising range and with endurance limited only by the crew, ABRAHAM LINCOLN is capable of extended submerged operation in the international waters of the world which comprise about 70 percent of the earth's surface. The Polaris missiles will be ready for launch within minutes of receiving the command. Mobile, hidden, ready f * Popular Patch is your source for high quality embroidered military patches. * Collectible military patch reproduction, brand new, never used or worn. * Height: 5.00 inches, Width: 3.50 inches * Shape: Custom * Edging: Flat Edge * Sew On (plastic backing)