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Neither technology by itself was new. The USS Nautilus (SSN-571) – the world's first nuclear-powered submarine – entered service in 1954, while the USS Albacore (AGSS-569) was the first to ...
Nautilus is now an exhibit at the Submarine Force Museum in Groton, Connecticut. On January 17, 1955, the USS Nautilus transmitted a historic message: "Underway on nuclear power." As the world's ...
In the first, she demonstrated underwater speeds of 26 knots. The first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus, SSN-571, went to sea. The 323-foot, 3,674-ton boat boasted a speed of 18 knots ...
In August 1942, after a failed raid, Marines fought to escape Makin Island. With Japanese planes closing in, submarines USS ...
In 1958, the USS Nautilus, America's first nuclear-powered submarine, became the first sub to travel under the Arctic icecap. The SCICEX cruises were not the first time an American nuclear ...
In the 1960s, 82-year-old Navy submarine veteran Bob Kirby was part of the crew of USS Entemedor and remembers hopping on the USS Nautilus on a regular basis to get to his New London-based submarine.
Remote vehicle operators on the Nautilus get a live view of the USS Macon wreck View of the USS Macon wreck Lickliter-Mundon wants to use the 3D photomosaic to learn more about how the Macon sank.
Commissioned in 1954, the USS Nautilus was the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. It was the first ship to visit the North Pole and participated in the Cuban missile crisis blockade. Nautilus is ...