Sunday, December 7, 2014

Nautilus (SSN-571)

Groton, CT  2014

Currently a museum ship, the Nautilus is the first operational nuclear powered submarine.  It completed a submerged transit to the  North Pole in 1958.  The submarine was decommissioned in 1980 and is currently docked only a few miles from where she was built and commissioned in 1954.

2 comments:

  1. Can you believe that I have lived in Connecticut for 35 years without visiting the Nautilus?

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  2. You should visit some day, Jack. The museum is closed on Tuesdays though. The Nautilus itself and the accompanying museum are well worth the price of admission, which is free.

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