What was the first atomic fueled submarine?
The idea for a nuclear-powered submarine was first proposed by the Naval Research Laboratory's Ross Gunn in 1939.
The United States launched the USS Nautilus, the first nuclear submarine, in 1954. Nautilus could remain underwater for up to four months without resurfacing.
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Joan Schmidt
The U.S.S. Nautilus was shares her name with the submarine in the Jules Verne novel, 20,000 Leagues Beneath the Sea.
Geoffrey Aronson
Which i boarded in 1960 as the guest of captain beach whose youngest son was my classmate
Scott
I attended sub school in Groton and later served proudly aboard a sub stationed in Pearl Harbor best people and food in military...
lady draggon
Very little info in the answer
Julie Woomer
My uncle was Rear Admiral Alfred McLaren on the Nautilus. He was admiral on the 2nd atomic sub the Skipjack.
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Jim Adams, 😆
ed
Lydia Wood, hmmm, just curious - impressing an admiral means unusual intellect, courage, dedication or ???
konrad
The Nautilus was also the first submarine to go under the North Pole.
Roselyn L Prollo
The U.S.S Nautilus the world first nuclear submarine commissioned by the U.S Navy.The Nautilus was constructed under the direction of U.S Navy Captain Hyman G .Recover.A brilliant Russian born engineer who joined the U.S Atomic program in 1946.
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Explanation came from a Russian website? No American ones available
Susan Lake-Harris
Susan Lake-Harris, Ooops - AN atomic, not AND...
Susan Lake-Harris
The answer could be "and atomic-fueled submarine" because the question asks "what was..." Shouldn't it ask what the name was? Small point, I realise, because of the options given for answers... Good question, though.
Andrew
Just a complete guess .and I got it right
dsneed
tesla alset, 👍
dsneed
Sparked a bunch of sci-fi flicks, oh yeh. I remember this big, big news. Yay me.
Jim Adams
Ya can’t fool an old squid.
Lydia Wood
Admiral Hyman Rickover spearheaded the nuclear power program for the Navy. One had to impress the admiral before being chosen for the program. Stories abound!
Ann M. Rogers
I worked at EB for years !! made several trips to Groton for work and fun to go to the museum !! It was always fun for others to watch my 6' 5" spouse go through those very,very small hatches !!! Thank goodness for those dang hand rails above each hatch !!!