Service history USS Will Rogers (SSBN-659)

following shakedown, rogers culminated initial training , work-up conducting successful polaris ballistic missile launch on atlantic missile range off cape kennedy, florida, on 31 july 1967. in october 1967, began first strategic deterrent patrol.

will rogers based @ groton until 1974 when shifted forward deployment @ naval station rota, spain. around time, converted carry poseidon ballistic missiles, , nuclear reactor modified use s3g core 3. conducted additional deterrent deployments rota 1978, bringing total number of patrols had conducted 35.

from latter half of 1978 until november 1991 rogers forward deployed @ site 1 in holy loch, scotland. on 9 november 1991, rogers departed site one, last submarine leave holy loch before submarine squadron 14, had been based there, deactivated.