and Benjamin Franklin classes, replacing their Poseidon missiles, and also were the first missiles carried by the early s. Trident missiles were three-stage missiles that provided for increased range along with advances in inertial guidance systems. Von Steuben continued making strategic deterrent patrols into the early 1990s with the Trident I missile. Decommissioning and disposal Von Steuben was decommissioned on 26 February 1994 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register simultaneously. Her scrapping via the Nuclear-Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program at Bremerton, Washington, began on 1 October 2000 and was completed on 30 October 2001. Von Steubens age from delivery to disposal was 37.2 years. See also 41 for Freedom Alan Seeger List of Liberty ships (A–F) References Citations Sources Ships built in Newport News, Virginia James Madison-class submarines Nuclear submarines of the United States Navy Cold War submarines of the United States 1963 ships