Aug. 4—GROTON — Retired Navy Capt. William A. Gaines, a sonar operator when the USS Nautilus made its 1958 trip to the geographic North Pole, said every crew member on board the nuclear-powered ...
The Day: Nautilus 90 North: 65 years ago, submarine's North Pole journey was a Cold War triumph
Joe Degnan might have changed submarine history. An electrician on the USS Nautilus when it was heading for the North Pole in 1958, Degnan knew something no one else did: Another submarine was trying ...
Nautilus 90 North: 65 years ago, submarine's North Pole journey was a Cold War triumph
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Commissioned in 1954, the USS Nautilus was the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. It was the first ship to visit the North ...
SlashGear: The World's First Nuclear Submarine And Its Incredible Trip To The North Pole
The World's First Nuclear Submarine And Its Incredible Trip To The North Pole
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