USS James K. Polk

James K. Polk sailed to Charleston, South Carolina in September 1966 to load Polaris ballistic missiles for her initial deterrent patrol.

She conducted her second overhaul at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard at Kittery, Maine, after completing her 50th deterrent patrol in September 1981.

James K. Polk returned to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in January 1986 for a third overhaul after completing her 58th deterrent patrol.

After conversion, James K. Polk completed three extended deployments to the Mediterranean Sea, participating in numerous special forces and North Atlantic Treaty Organization exercises.

James K. Polk's sail is on display at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

James K. Polk sometime in the mid- or late 1990s after conversion to an attack submarine and redesignation as SSN-645. The Dry Deck Shelters were installed on her deck during her 1992–1994 conversion are visible.
The sail on display at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History