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Nice looking sub, but clearly not Polaris.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BS-PHOTO-bpo- ... 2eccf7341f

The missiles look more Soviet than US.

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Actually, the missile looks rather much like a Regulus II, which would match with the 1959 date on the photo description. The sub is rather Soviet-esque, though, with the blended edges between the sail and the hull.

But as the description says, an artist's depiction of a new American SSGN makes sense.

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That's concept art for a USN keel-up Regulus II armed SSGN from 1958.

You can see it and more in Ryan Crierie's Flickr.

Root site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/63014123@N02/sets/

Concept Art: http://www.flickr.com/photos/63014123@N02/sets/72157626674107805/

SSGN in question: http://www.flickr.com/photos/63014123@N02/5756071731/in/set-72157626674107805
Another SSGN: http://www.flickr.com/photos/63014123@N02/5756063027/in/set-72157626674107805

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1/700 Whiff USS Leyte and escorts 1984
1/700 Whiff USN Modernized CAs 1984
1/700 Whiff ASW Showdown - FFs vs SSGN 1984

Slipway:
1/700 Whiff USN ASW Hunter Killer Group Dio 1984

That's Regulus II alright. I think there is a kit out there for USS Growler?

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That looks like the original design for the Permit class as SSGNs.

They were re-ordered as Thresher class SSNs after the Regulus program was cancelled

Same illustration is in the book.

(ref: Polmar, Norman and Moore, K.J; Cold War Submarines, Pg 92)