History of USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571)
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| Audience/Grade: | College Freshman-Continuing Education |
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History of Science and Technology Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering Nuclear Engineering |
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Organization:USS Nautilus Museum |
| Description: | Website from the USS Nautilus Museum of the world's first nuclear submarine. "Construction of NAUTILUS was made possible by the successful development of a nuclear propulsion plant by a group of scientists and engineers at the Naval Reactors Branch of the Atomic Energy Commission, under the leadership of Captain Hyman G. Rickover, USN. In July of 1951, Congress authorized construction of the world's first nuclear powered submarine. On December 12th of that year, the Navy Department announced that she would be the sixth ship of the fleet to bear the name NAUTILUS. Her keel was laid by President Harry S. Truman at the Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton, Connecticut on June 14, 1952. After nearly 18 months of construction, NAUTILUS was launched on January 21, 1954 with First Lady Mamie Eisenhower breaking the traditional bottle of champagne across NAUTILUS' bow as she slid down the ways into the Thames River. Eight months later, on September 30, 1954, NAUTILUS became the first commissioned nuclear powered ship in the United States Navy." |
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| Keywords: | nuclear submarine USS Nautilus |
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History of Technology |
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Easy |
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Very low |
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| Publication Date: | August 2008 |
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WWW |
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Free |
| Download URL: | http://www.ussnautilus.org/nautilus/index.shtml |
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IEEE LOM Record |
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