USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine and on 3 August 1958 became the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole.

On April 11, 1986, eighty-six years to the day after the birth of the Submarine Force, Historic Ship NAUTILUS, joined by the Submarine Force Museum, opened to the public as the first and finest exhibit of its kind in the world, providing an exciting, visible link between yesterday’s Submarine Force and the Submarine Force of tomorrow.

Dec 19, 2024 · Sailors handle mooring lines as the decommissioned nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus (SSN-571) arrived at pier No. 33 in Groton, Connecticut, 6 July 1985. Nautilus remains at the Submarine...

Aug 3, 2023 · The USS Nautilus (1952-1966) is the world's first nuclear-power submarine. Quite a history landmark, also setting scores of world's records.

Jun 3, 2022 · Technical drawings showing the U.S. Navy submarines USS Nautilus (SS-168), in service from 1930 to 1945, and USS Nautilus (SSN-571) in service from 1954 to 1980.

Feb 2, 2024 · 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 USS NAUTILUS has quite a history! September 30, 1954, NAUTILUS became the first commissioned nuclear powered ship in the United States Navy. After her final voyage, NAUTILUS was decommissioned in 1980, designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982, and in 1986 opened for public tours.

Nautilus, any of at least three historic submarines (including the world’s first nuclear-powered vessel) and a fourth submarine famous in science fiction. The American engineer Robert Fulton built one of the earliest submersible craft in 1800 in France under a grant from Napoleon.

USS Nautilus was the first nuclear-powered submarine. Electric Boat Company in Groton, Connecticut—the same company that had sold the U.S. Navy its first submarine in 1900—laid her keel 14 June 1952. She was launched 18 months later and commissioned in September 1954.

The Navy numbers all its submarines consecutively since the first one, USS HOLLAND (SS-1) commissioned in 1900. NAUTILUS was the 571st submarine built for the U.S. Navy. Can NAUTILUS go to sea again?