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NR-1 was launched on 25 January 1969, completed initial sea trials 19 August 1969, and was home-ported at Naval Submarine Base New London. NR-1 was the smallest nuclear submarine ever put into operation. The vessel was casually known as "Nerwin" and was never officially named or commissioned.
The NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft was a non-commissioned nuclear submarine operated by the United States Navy. Turtle , an American submarine of the American Revolutionary War H. L. Hunley , a human-powered submarine of the American Civil War in the early 1860s, operated by the Confederate States Army .
NR-1 reactor. one-of-a-kind reactor built for the U.S. Navy research submarine NR-1; S1C reactor. land-based prototype for USS Tullibee (SSN-597); located at Windsor, Connecticut
The smallest nuclear-powered submarine, the U.S. Navy's NR-1. The idea for a nuclear-powered submarine was first proposed in the United States Navy by the Naval Research Laboratory's physicist Ross Gunn in 1939. [5] The Royal Navy began researching designs for nuclear propulsion plants in 1946. [6]
[1] [2] It was discovered in October 1994 during a survey conducted by the American submarine NR-1, a U.S. Navy nuclear research submarine, and is named for the submarine. [2] It was first identified via side-scan sonar and near-bottom echo sounder data, prompting a second survey in May 1995 to confirm the finding. [1]
MV Carolyn Chouest is a chartered support ship for the United States Navy that was originally assigned to the Special Missions Program to support NR-1, the deep submergence craft. She towed NR-1 between work areas, served as a floating supply warehouse and provided quarters for extra crew until the NR-1 was removed from service in 2008.
Richard's operational assignments include command of USS Parche (SSN-683) as well as Submarine NR-1, then the United States Navy's only nuclear-powered, deep-submergence submarine. He also served aboard USS Portsmouth (SSN-707) , USS Asheville (SSN-758) and USS Scranton (SSN-756) .
American submarine NR-1; S. USS Seawolf (SSN-575) T. USS Triton (SSRN-586) USS Tullibee (SSN-597)