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USS Kamehameha SSBN-642 Patch — United States Navy Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarine USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642) Embroidered Patch
USS Kamehameha SSBN-642 — IMUA! The warrior king's submarine.
USS Kamehameha (SSBN-642) was a James Madison-class fleet ballistic missile submarine named after Kamehameha I, the legendary warrior king who unified the Hawaiian Islands into a single kingdom in the early 19th century. The submarine's motto "IMUA" (Hawaiian for "move forward" or "charge") captured the aggressive spirit of its namesake.
SSBN-642 served as part of the Navy's fleet ballistic missile submarine force throughout the Cold War, carrying Polaris and later Poseidon submarine-launched ballistic missiles on strategic deterrent patrols. USS Kamehameha was unique among ballistic missile submarines in being named after a non-American historical figure — though Kamehameha's kingdom eventually became the state of Hawaii, he predated American statehood by more than a century. The naming honored Hawaii's rich warrior tradition and its strategic importance to American naval power in the Pacific. Kamehameha's Blue and Gold crews conducted patrol after patrol beneath the world's oceans, maintaining the nuclear deterrence posture that prevented superpower conflict during the tensest decades of the Cold War.
This patch honors SSBN-642's deterrent legacy.
Perfect For: USS Kamehameha SSBN-642 veterans, Hawaiian military heritage enthusiasts, Cold War submarine historians, and ballistic missile submarine patch collectors.
IMUA — SSBN-642 Kamehameha.
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