41 Cold War Sentinels: USS Henry L. Stimson SSBN-655
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41 Cold War Sentinels: USS Henry L. Stimson SSBN-655
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The Cold War was fought in silence as much as in speeches. Deep beneath the Atlantic, submarines carried weapons that no one ever wanted to fire, and crews who lived in a world without sunlight to make sure those weapons remained ready. The USS Henry L. Stimson, SSBN 655, was one of those boats. She was part of the 41 for Freedom, the fleet of American missile submarines that kept the balance of power by disappearing. Her life tells us about the sailors who endured months underwater, the technology that changed with Polaris, Poseidon, and Trident missiles, and the legacy of Henry L. Stimson, the statesman who oversaw the birth of the atomic bomb.
Today we explore the story of the Stimson, from her keel at Electric Boat to her final days at Bremerton, and the quiet victory she represents in the long shadow of the Cold War.