USS James Monroe (SSBN-622) on 2 July 1979. Four days later, USS James Monroe entered Kings Bay and moored alongside Simon Lake’s starboard side to begin a routine refit in preparation for another nuclear weapons deterrence patrol. "James Monroe" was decommissioned on 25 September 1990 and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register the same day. Ex-"James Monroe" entered the Nuclear Powered Ship and Submarine Recycling Program in Bremerton, Washington. Recycling of Ex-"James Monroe" was completed on 10 January 1995. USS James Monroe (SSBN-622) USS "James Monroe" (SSBN-622), a ballistic missile submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for
James Monroe French dupe and at worst a traitor. With the power to appoint election officials in Virginia, Monroe exercised his influence to help Jefferson win Virginia's presidential electors. He also considered using the Virginia militia to force the outcome in favor of Jefferson. Jefferson won the 1800 election, and he appointed Madison as his Secretary of State. As a member of Jefferson's party and the leader of the largest state in the country, Monroe emerged as one of Jefferson's two most likely successors, alongside Madison. Shortly after the end of Monroe's gubernatorial tenure, President Jefferson sent Monroe back to France to