Ethan Allen Class Submarine

''Ethan Allen'' class ballistic missile submarine


Class Overview
Class Type	Ballistic Missile Submarine
Class Name	In honor of Ethan Allen
Preceded By	''George Washington''-class Ballistic Missile Submarine
Succeeded By	''Lafayette''-class Balistic Missile Submarine
Ships of the Class:	A complete list of ''Ethan Allen'' class submarines is listed to the right

The ''Ethan Allen'' class of fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine was an evolutionary development from the ''George Washington'' Class . Together with
the ''George Washington'' ,
the ''Lafayette'' ,
the ''James Madison'' , and
the ''Benjamin Franklin''
classes, they comprised the "41 for Freedom."

Rather than being designed as ''Skipjack''-class attack submarines with a missile compartment added, the ''Ethan Allen''s were designed from scratch as fleet ballistic missile submarines carrying the Polaris A-2 Missile . In the early and mid- 1970 s, they were further upgraded to Polaris A3s .

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