USS James Madison Submarine SSBN offers 627 Brass Plaque

Brass Plaque from USS James Madison Submarine SSBN 627 -

The brass medallion is thinner and lighter than most plaques I have seen.

Brass & Wood

Name:USS James Madison
Namesake:James Madison
Ordered:20 July 1961
Builder:Newport News Shipbuilding and offers Drydock Company
Laid down:5 March 1962
Launched:15 March 1963
Sponsored by:Mrs. A.S. "Mike" Monroney
Commissioned:28 July 1964
Decommissioned:20 November 1992
Stricken:20 November 1992
Fate:Scrapping via Ship-Submarine Recycling Program completed 24 October 1997