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  USS Nautilus (SSN 571)
NAUTILUS returned to her home port on October 28, 1957 and immediately began an availability period for upkeep and repair which lasted throughout the remainder of the year.
On March 10, 1958, NAUTILUS was commended by the Honorable Thomas S. Gates, Secretary of the Navy, for her pioneering voyage under the Arctic ice cap the previous fall.
In early-1963, NAUTILUS was engaged in the evaluation of anti-submarine warfare defense.
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  NationMaster - Encyclopedia: USS Nautilus (1799)
Nautilus was a schooner launched in 1799 and purchased by the United States Navy in 1803 as USS Nautilus, the first ship to bear that name.
Nautilus sailed to Hampton Roads, whence she got underway on 30 June for the Mediterranean, carrying dispatches for the squadron stationed there assigned to protect the interests of the United States and its citizens residing or trading in that area, and threatened at that time by the Barbary States.
Nautilus sailed to Hampton Roads, whence she got underway on 30 June for the Mediterranean, carrying dispatches for the U.S. Mediterranean Squadron stationed there assigned to protect the interests of the United States and its citizens residing or trading in that area, and threatened at that time by the Barbary States.
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 USS Nautilus (SSN 571)
USS NAUTILUS experiences a small saltwater leak in one of the steam condensers shortly after leaving Groton, Conn., as the NAUTILUS heads south toward the Panama Canal to transit to the Pacific for her expedition to the North Pole.
USS NAUTILUS suffers a fire in the insulation around one of her turbines as the ship is running submerged in the Pacific shortly after leaving Panama on her way to her Arctic mission.
NAUTILUS operated in the Atlantic, conducting evaluation tests for ASW improvements, participating in NATO exercises and, during the fall of 1962, in the naval quarantine of Cuba, until she headed east again for a two month Mediterranean tour in August 1963.
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  USS Nautilus (SSN 571)
USS NAUTILUS suffers a small leak in a fresh water line in the steam plant as the submarine leaves on its shakedown cruise from Groton, Conn., forcing the NAUTILUS to return to port for quick repairs.
USS NAUTILUS experiences a small saltwater leak in one of the steam condensers shortly after leaving Groton, Conn., as the NAUTILUS heads south toward the Panama Canal to transit to the Pacific for her expedition to the North Pole.
USS NAUTILUS suffers a fire in the insulation around one of her turbines as the ship is running submerged in the Pacific shortly after leaving Panama on her way to her Arctic mission.
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  nautilus - Search Results - MSN Encarta
Nautilus, any of five species of a primitive marine mollusc, belonging to the only surviving genus of the nautiloids, which were the largest...
Paper Nautilus, pelagic (of the open sea), carnivorous mollusc of all warm oceans, related to the octopus, squid, cuttlefish, and nautilus.
The USS Nautilus (SSN 571) was the first nuclear-powered submarine in the world when the First Lady Mamie Eisenhower launched it in Connecticut on...
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 USS Nautilus IV   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The fourth Nautilus, the first nuclear powered submarine was laid down 14 June 1932, President Harry S. Truman officiating, at the Eleetrie Boat Co., Division of General Dynamies Corp., Groton, Connecticut, launched 21 January 19.;4, sponsored by Mrs.
On 4 February 1957, Nautilus logged her 60,000th nautical mile to bring to reality the achievements of her fietitious namesake in Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Nautilus returned to New London 21 July and departed again 19 August for her first voyage, of 1,383 miles, under polar pack iee.
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 Nautilus
Within two hours repairs were sufficient to allow Nautilus to continue with her primary mission: landing a 78 man scouting party, composed of 5th Amphibious Reconnaissance Co. marines and an Australian scout, on Abemama.
Nautilus returned to Pearl Harbor 4 December to prepare for her eighth war patrol.
On 26 April Nautilus sailed for Brisbane, whence she departed 29 May to begin a series of special missions in support of guerilla and reconnaissance activities in the Philippines.
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 The Chambered Nautilus
The nautilus benefits from this by resting in water depths of 100 to 130 feet during the day, but climbing towards the surface in the night on the search for food.
A nautilus' shell mouth or aperture is protected by a hard and resisting lid, which closes the aperture, when the animal withdraws into the shell.
USS Nautilus SSN 571 on her maiden voyage in 1955.
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 Under way on Nuclear Power   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Mark I (Nautilus was known as STR Mark II) was built from the start inside a submarine hull, complete with a surrounding tank of water, on the assumption that it was a true seagoing power plant.
The reliability of Nautilus’ nuclear propulsion plant was considered to be due in large measure to the experience gained in the construction and operation of the land prototype plant.
USS TRITON (SSN 586) was designed to be fast enough to operate with a fast carrier task force.One of the largest submarines ever built, Triton is 447 feet long, displaces more than 7700 tons submerged, and carries a crew of approximately 170.
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 USS Nautilus
Nautilus sailed to Hampton Roads, whence she got underway on 30 June for the Mediterranean, carrying dispatches for the squadron stationed there assigned to protect the interests of the United States and its citizens residing or trading in that area, and threatened at that time by the Barbary States.
Nautilus arrived at Gibraltar 27 July and departed again on the 31st to deliver dispatches to Captain John Rodgers in John Adams, then returned to Gibraltar to await the arrival of Commodore Edward Preble, in Constitution, and join his squadron.
Nautilus remained in the Mediterranean for a year after the treaty went into effcet, eondueting operations from Malta and Gibraltar.
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 USS Nautilus SSN 571 Model Ship - War Planes, Handmade Wooden Models Including Military Aircraft, Jets, Sail Boats, ...
From 1955 to 1957, Nautilus continued to be used to investigate the effects of increased submerged speeds and endurance.
Nautilus returned to New London, Connecticut, on July 21 and departed again on August 19 for her first voyage of 2,226 km under polar pack ice.
Nautilus now serves as a museum of submarine history, after undergoing a five-month preservation in 2002, at the Electric Boat division of General dynamics, at a cost of approximately $4.7 million.
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 Nautilus Overview (USS Explorer II Technical Manual)
While the Nautilus does not have enough room to carry the firepower of a cruiser, it has to be able to deal with a threat if it is to return with the information it gathers.
Since the Nautilus is expected to travel at maximum warp only when fleeing from a hostile vessel or when responding to a crisis, this is not considered to be a debilitating problem.
The Nautilus crews tend to be independent and somewhat rebellious, which can be attributed to their long missions that often take them out of direct contact with the Federation for years at a time.
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 SUBMARINE FACTS
The bell, from the submarine USS RAY was purchased for the church, and was transported to Yokosuka, Japan by another submarine, the USS RONQUIL.
USS TRITON, the only American made twin reactor ship ever built, on May 10, 1960, completed the first totally submerged non-trivial circumnavigation of the world when she followed the route of Ferdinand Magellan for 36,000 miles during 84 days beneath the surface.
The USS SKATE (SSN 578) was the first vessel ever to surface at the North Pole, when on March 17, 1959 she surfaced there to conduct memorial services for the renowned Arctic explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins.
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 Nautilus Systems (USS Explorer II Technical Manual)
The ship's flexible-performance warp system is owed to the ability to vary its warp field geometry with the variable-sweep movement of the warp pylons, and the computer adjustment system capable of synchronizing the operation of all four engines and nacelles to create a super efficient amplification effect.
The Nautilus frigates use a sophisticated combination of hardware and software modifications to increase the ability of the standard communications system to monitor and eavesdrop on any form of communication whether of Federation, Federation ally, hostile, or unknown origin.
When a cloaked vessel is detected, the Nautilus continues on its patrol, so as not to alert the cloaked vessel, while giving the ship's computers time to determine the general heading of the cloaked vessel.
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 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News
The fourth Nautilus (SP-559)">Nautilus (SP-559) was a Motor Patrol Boat commissioned in 1917 and assigned to patrol and escort duty during World War I (contemporaneously with the third Nautilus).
The fifth Nautilus (SS-168)">Nautilus (SS-168) was one of the largest submarines of her era (1927–1945) built for the United States Navy, and served during World War II.
The nautilus is a tropical cephalopod having a many-chambered, spiral shell with a pearly interior.
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NAUTILUS Nautilus: A Greek derivative meaning sailor or ship; a tropical mollusk having a many chambered, spiral shell with a pearly interior.
Within two hours repairs were sufficient to allow NAUTILUS to continue with her primary mission: landing a 78 man scouting party, composed of 5th Amphibious Reconnaissance Co.
On 26 April, NAUTILUS sailed for Brisbane, whence she departed 29 May to begin a series of special missions in support of guerrilla and reconnaissance activities in the Philippines.
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 Nautilus Landing
Such a reflection was triggered for me recently when I saw a newspaper article that said the submarine USS Nautilus was located in Groton, CT, and that the public was invited to tour the world’s first nuclear-powered ship.
Which explains why, one night aboard the USS Leyte, there were 5 pilots discussing if it would be possible to land a helicopter on the very narrow deck of the Nautilus.
When Dave was over the deck of the Nautilus, and his crewman was preparing to lower the passenger by hoist, Dave failed to observe the novel solution by the Nautilus’ skipper to the attack he was under.
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 Wooden USS Nautilus Model (SSN-571) Ship | MaritimeModelworks.com
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine and the first vessel to complete a submerged transit across the North Pole.
Upon completion of her overhaul in August 1960, Nautilus departed for a period of refresher training, then deployed to the Mediterranean Sea to become the first nuclear-powered submarine assigned to the United States Sixth Fleet.
On May 20, 1982, Nautilus was designated a National Historic Landmark by the US Secretary of the Interior, in recognition of her pioneering role in the practical use of nuclear power.
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 Run Silent, Run Nuke
Prior to Nautilus, submarines were powered by a dangerous combination of batteries (for submerged operations) and diesel engines (for surface operations and recharging the batteries.) Because of the noxious fumes, the diesel engines could only run while the subs were on (or near) the sea's surface, making them vulnerable to the enemy.
Nautilus was able to remain submerged for weeks, even months without surfacing.
Nautilus was decommissioned in 1980 after 25 years of service, logging only half a million miles.
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 kitsapsun.com: Local
Former USS Nautilus crew member Rob Runne, from Shelton, signs a banner from the first nuclear-powered submarine that will be hung at the Horse & Cow.
Scherer is the president of the Nautilus Alumni Association and served on the sub from 1963 to 1967.
Cohenour was on board the Nautilus for its landmark voyage under the North Pole in 1958, which earned the sub and its crew notoriety throughout the world.
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 Nautilus Patrol one
This was on the northern boundary of NAUTILUS area and we were close to this point.
The remainder of the patrol is characterized by the same intelligent aggressiveness evidenced at Midway, and although intensive enemy anti-submarine measures prevented visual observation of the results of attacks made on two occasions, it is considered that no real opportunity to do damage to the enemy was missed.
This speaks in the highest terms regarding the quality of both the commissioned and the enlisted personnel of this vessel and is borne out by the results obtained on this patrol.
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 USS Nautilus - Memory Alpha, the Star Trek Wiki
The USS Nautilus (NCC-31910) was a Miranda-class Federation starship in service in the 24th century.
The Nautilus may have been named for the famous fictional submarine Nautilus from Jules Verne's 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, the first practical submarine launched in 1800, and the first nuclear submarine launched in the 1950s.
USS Brattain • USS Lantree • USS Majestic •
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 USS Nautilus 'changed everything' | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper
As the USS Nautilus left the Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton, Conn., the ship's junior officer, 27-year-old Lt. Raymond Engle, was acutely aware that he and his shipmates were making history.
Nautilus was capable of traveling at speeds of more than 20 knots and remaining submerged for weeks or even months.
A year and a half after the Nautilus took to the sea, it was dry docked because it had been experiencing vibrations at higher speeds.
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 nautilus history
Construction of NAUTILUS was made possible by the successful development of a nuclear propulsion plant by a group of scientists and engineers at the Naval Reactors Branch of the Atomic Energy Commission, under the leadership of Captain Hyman G.Rickover, USN.
Upon completion of her overhaul in August 1960, NAUTILUS departed for a period of refresher training, then deployed to the Mediterranean Sea to become the first nuclear powered submarine assigned to the U.S. Sixth Fleet.
During the following 12 years, NAUTILUS was involved in a variety of developmental testing programs while continuing to serve alongside many of the more modern nuclear powered submarines she had preceded.
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 "Happy Anniversary, USS Nautilus" by Edward Willett
Robert Fulton (of steamboat fame) demonstrated it to the French navy in 1800 and 1801.
The Nautilus was designed to tow a mine that could be brushed up against an enemy ship: from the beginning, submarines have been seen primarily as military vessels.
The Nautilus pointed the way, for good or bad, to today's world where fleets of submarines carrying enough nuclear missiles to destroy entire countries are continually at sea, but with its trip under the Arctic ice, it also showed how submarines could be used for scientific research.
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 USS Nautilus SSN 571 Model Ship - War Planes, Handmade Wooden Models Including Military Aircraft, Jets, Sail Boats, ...
USS Nautilus SSN-571 is the world's first nuclear-powered submarine and was the first vessel to complete a submerged transit across the North Pole.
On May 10, Nautilus headed for a shakedown and its longest submerged cruise was when it traveled 2,100 km from New London to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
From 1955 to 1957, Nautilus continued to be used to investigate the effects of submerged speeds and endurance.
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 USS Nautilus - Conservapedia
August 3, 1958 - Nautilus, during an 1800-mile, 96-hour historic trans-Polar voyage from Point Barrow, AK to the Greenland Sea, becomes the first ship to reach the geographic North Pole.
For demonstrating the Arctic's strategic potential, President Eisenhower awards Nautilus the Presidential Unit Citation (the first such award in peacetime) and her commanding officer, CDR William R. Anderson, the Legion of Merit.
April 1979 - Nautilus departs Groton, CT en route to California for her final voyage.
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 Old and New
This picture was taken during the USS Los Angeles' first major deployment and one of the last for the USS Nautilus.
The Nautilus made her final voyage as a commissioned vessel in the Spring of 1979 as she made the transit from her home port in Groton, Connecticut to her final destination at the Mare Island Naval Shipyard in Vallejo, California.
The Nautilus was designated as a national historical landmark in 1982, moved back to her home port, and is now an integral part of the
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