Editing Lafayette-class submarine (section)

==Design==
The first eight submarines initially deployed with the [[UGM-27 Polaris|Polaris A-2]] missile, later being refitted with the longer ranged Polaris A-3, with {{USS|Daniel Webster|SSBN-626|6}} having the A-3 missile from the start.<ref name="Polmar p21">Polmar 1981, p.21.</ref> In the mid-1970s all were upgraded to carry the [[UGM-73 Poseidon|Poseidon C3 missile]]; their missile tubes were slightly larger than the ''Ethan Allen'' and ''George Washington'' classes and Poseidon was designed to take advantage of this.<ref name="FriedmanSubs1"/> Unlike twelve of the similar ''James Madison'' and ''Benjamin Franklin'' classes, none of the ''Lafayette''-class submarines were refitted with [[UGM-96 Trident I|Trident I (C4)]] missiles.

The ''Lafayette''s and their successors were equipped with a hovering system to manage trim more effectively when firing missiles; this increased the missile rate of fire from one per minute to four per minute.<ref name="FriedmanSubs1"/>

''Daniel Webster'' was originally built with [[diving plane]]s mounted on a "mini-sail" near the [[Bow (ship)|bow]], leading to her nickname "Old Funny Fins". This configuration, unique to US submarines, was an attempt to reduce the effect of porpoising. While successful, the "mini-sail" required to contain the operating mechanism reduced hydrodynamic efficiency and lowered her overall speed. During a mid-1970s overhaul these unusual planes were removed and standard [[fairwater plane]]s were installed.<ref>[http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08626.htm ''Daniel Webster'' at NavSource.org]</ref> Here is a rare [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nq-LImFhKw8 1964 16mm Silent Film] of USS Daniel Webster testing the unique "Funny Fins" diving planes off Cape Canaveral.