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| | Navy Museums in the United States |
 | | USS Nautilus (SSN 571), the world's first nuclear powered submarine, is Connecticut's State Ship and a National Historic Landmark. |
 | | It was the first ship to reach the North Pole and the first submarine to journey "20,000 leagues under the sea." Decommissioned in 1980, Nautilus was converted to a floating museum and, with the Submarine Force Museum, opened to the public in 1986. |
 | | The USS Constitution Museum, adjacent to "Old Ironsides" in the Charlestown Navy Yard, is a private, nonprofit institution dedicated to collecting, preserving, and displaying objects related to Constitution and the men and women who have served on board. |
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