USS Nautilus

USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first nuclear-powered boat, nuclear-powered submarine, and the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole on 3 August 1958. Her initial commanding officer was Eugene "Dennis" Wilkinson, a widely respected naval officer who set the stage for many of the protocols of today's Nuclear Navy in the US, and who had a storied career during military service and afterwards.

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SSN-571; USS Nautilus SSN-571
length 97.5 metre, beam 8.5 metre, draft 7.9 metre, 
nuclear submarine, United States Navy, General Dynamics, 

• National Register of Historic Places page^@
• National Register of Historic Places listed place page^@
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Location: 41.3872, -72.0883, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  DSV Turtle ⓘ
  US Navy manned deep-ocean research submersible

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  Shippingport ⓘ
  

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  USS Bass ⓘ
  1924 V-boat

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  USS Flasher ⓘ
  1943 Gato-class submarine

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  USS Nautilus ⓘ
  world's first nuclear-powered submarine

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  USS X-1 ⓘ
  midget submarine

1954-01-21T00:00:00Z

1954-01-21T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1980-03-03T00:00:00Z

1980-03-03T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1952-06-14T00:00:00Z

1952-06-14T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1781-09-06T00:00:00Z

1781-09-06T00:00:00Z

1781 Battle of Groton Heights

1839-06-30T00:00:00Z

1839-08-26T00:00:00Z

1839 La Amistad slave revolt

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Frameless

USS New Hampshire action 120313-N-AW342-019

USS New Mexico departs for ICEX-2014 140228-N-TN558-110

Nautilus (SSN-571) keel laying

USS Nautilus (SSN-571)

NautilusNY

Operation Sunshine 1958

USS Nautilus SSN-571 -underway

USS Annapolis homecoming DVIDS314034

NH 62058 Fleet Admiral Nimitz, USN, in the Conning Tower of USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571)

USS Miami transits the Thames River 091202-N-BM678-038

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1781	Battle of Groton Heights	United States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	1839	La Amistad slave revolt	slave rebellion, Joseph Cinqué	Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places page@		Wikidata
link	page		National Register of Historic Places listed place page@		Wikidata
object	watercraft		DSV Turtle	deep-submergence vehicle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Shippingport	auxiliary repair dock	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Bass	fleet submarine, V-boat	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Flasher	Gato-class submarine, attack submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Nautilus	nuclear submarine	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS X-1	midget submarine	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1899	General Dynamics Electric Boat	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Griswold	protected area, artillery fort, military museum	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Trumbull	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Tyler	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1897	Fort Michie	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1897	Fort Terry	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1898	Fort H. G. Wright	fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1901	Fort Mansfield	artillery fort	Wikidata
site	fort	1942	Oak's Inn Military Reservation	fort	Wikidata
site	shipwreck		USS G-2	sunken vessel, submarine, G-class submarine	Wikidata
commons	image		USS New Hampshire action 120313-N-AW342-019		Commons
commons	image		USS New Mexico departs for ICEX-2014 140228-N-TN558-110		Commons
commons	image		Nautilus (SSN-571) keel laying		Commons
commons	image		USS Nautilus (SSN-571)		Commons
commons	image		NautilusNY		Commons
commons	image		Operation Sunshine 1958		Commons
commons	image		USS Nautilus SSN-571 -underway		Commons
commons	image		USS Annapolis homecoming DVIDS314034		Commons
commons	image		NH 62058 Fleet Admiral Nimitz, USN, in the Conning Tower of USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571)		Commons
commons	image		USS Miami transits the Thames River 091202-N-BM678-038		Commons