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 Building James Monroe Building The James Monroe Building is an office building located in Downtown Richmond, Virginia. It is the tallest building in Richmond at and 29 floors. Only 25 of the floors, however, are actually occupyable as the top and middle two are maintenance floors. Although it is the tallest building in Richmond, its location at the bottom of a hill gives it the appearance of being roughly the same height as other buildings in the Richmond skyline. The building has a parking garage at its base and is located adjacent to Interstate 95. Completed in 1981, the James Monroe