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USS Nautilus: The First Nuclear Submarine Transformed the Navy Forever

USS Nautilus Submarine Sets the Nuclear Standard – In the late 1940s, then U.S. Navy Captain Hyman G. Rickover was frustrated with the state of affairs in undersea warfare. Submarines in those days ...
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USS Nautilus: The U.S. Navy’s First Nuclear Submarine Ever Was Astounding

USS Nautilus: The U.S. Navy’s First Nuclear Submarine Ever – In July of 1951, Congress authorized the construction of the world’s first-ever nuclear-powered submarine. Only a few years prior, the Navy ...