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USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine and on 3 August 1958 became the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole.
She was renamed Nautilus on 19 February and given hull number SS-168 on 1 July. She proceeded to Pearl Harbor where she became flagship of Submarine Division 12 (SubDiv 12). Reassigned to SubDiv 13 at San Diego, California , 1935–1938, then re-homeported at Pearl Harbor, she maintained a regular schedule of training activities and fleet ...
USS Arizona (BB-39) [citation needed] Two earlier iterations of USS Arizona [citation needed] California: Californian (state tall ship) 2003 [1] Connecticut: USS Nautilus (SSN-571) 1983 [2] [3] Freedom Schooner Amistad (state flagship and tall ship ambassador) 2003 [3] Delaware: Kalmar Nyckel (state tall ship) 2016 [4] Massachusetts: Schooner ...
USS H-2 (SS-29), a H-class submarine (1913–1930) called Nautilus only during construction; USS Nautilus II (SP-559), a 66-foot patrol/escort (1917–1919) USS O-12 (SS-73), an O-11-class submarine (1917–1931) which carried the name Nautilus during a civilian arctic expedition in 1931; Nautilus, a cephalopod which is the namesake of these ...
A crew of just over 100 sailors piloted USS Nautilus (SSN-571) under the North Pole. Nautilus was chosen for the mission because her nuclear reactor allowed her to remain submerged longer than a conventional submarine. The mission was completed successfully on August 3, 1958, when Nautilus and crew crossed under the North Pole. [1]
Sunk in accident 23 May 1939. Raised, repaired and re-commissioned as USS Sailfish on 15 May 1940. Sank Japanese aircraft carrier Chūyō 3 Dec 1943 which was carrying survivors of Sculpin (SS-191). SS-193 Swordfish: Sunk by Japanese ships 12 Jan 1945. SS-194 Seadragon: SS-195 Sealion: Destroyed by Japanese aircraft 10 Dec 1941.
Nautilus is the name of several submarines, submersibles, ... USS Nautilus (SSN-571), a prototype U.S. Navy sub, the first nuclear submarine (1954–1980)
Nautilus was a schooner launched in 1799. The United States Navy purchased her in May 1803 and commissioned her USS Nautilus; she thus became the first ship to bear that name. She served in the First Barbary War. She was altered to a brigantine. The British captured Nautilus early in the War of 1812 and renamed her HMS Emulous.