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The Sad Reason a Navy Submarine Was 'Nearly Broken in Half'
Neither technology by itself was new. The USS Nautilus (SSN-571) – the world's first nuclear-powered submarine – entered service in 1954, while the USS Albacore (AGSS-569) was the first to ...
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Where Are US Navy Nuclear Submarines Built And Who Builds Them?
Of course, nuclear power appeared in U.S. subs long before that, going back as far as 1954, with the introduction of the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), but it took some time for the older subs to age out ...