USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first nuclear-powered submarine and the sixth ship of the fleet to bear the name NAUTILUS. On January 17, 1955, the order was given to cast off all lines and signaled the historic message, “Underway On Nuclear Power.” Over the next several years, NAUTILUS shattered all submerged speed and distance records plus becoming the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole.
Builders: General Dynamics
Operators: United States Navy
Preceded by: Tang class
Succeeded by: USS Seawolf
Built: 1952
In commission: 1954–1980
Awarded: 2 August 1951
Builder: General Dynamics
Laid down: 14 June 1952
Launched: 21 January 1954
Sponsored by: Mamie Eisenhower (First Lady of the United States)
Completed: 22 April 1955
Commissioned: 30 September 1954
Decommissioned: 3 March 1980
Stricken: 3 March 1980
General characteristics:
Type Nuclear submarine
Displacement:
3,533 long tons (3,590 t) (surface)
4,092 long tons (4,158 t) (submerged)
Length: 320 ft (97.5 m)
Beam: 28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft: 26 ft (7.9 m)
Installed power: 13,400 hp (10,000 kW)
Propulsion: STR nuclear reactor (later redesignated S2W), geared steam turbines, two shafts
Speed: 23 kn (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Complement: 13 officers, 92 enlisted
Armament: 6 torpedo tubes
Number Of Sheets: 3 Sheets
Difficulty: Challenging
Assembled Size: 11.2" L x 1.4" W x 2.7" H (28.5 L x 3.6 W x 6.9 H cm)
Ages 14+
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