USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625)
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| Ordered: | 3 February 1961 |
| Laid down: | 23 October 1961 |
| Launched: | 30 November 1962 |
| Commissioned: | 20 February 1964 |
| Decommissioned: | 5 November 1990 |
| Fate: | submarine recycling |
| Stricken: | 5 November 1990 |
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| Propulsion: | S5W reactor |
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| Motto: | Preservation of the Nation |
USS Henry Clay (SSBN-625), a Lafayette-class ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Henry Clay (1777–1852), the American statesman and orator.
The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 3 February 1961 and her keel was laid down on 23 October 1961. She was launched on 30 November 1962 sponsored by Mrs. Green B. Gibson, and commissioned on 20 February 1964, with Commander Thomas A Bryce in command of the Blue Crew and Commander John C. Lewis in command of the Gold Crew.
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Henry Clay was decommissioned on 5 November 1990 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 5 November 1990. Ex-Henry Clay entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington, and on 30 September 1997 ceased to exist.
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Based on data from the Naval Vessel Register.