ON THIS DAY IN AMERICAN HISTORY | |
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On September 30, 1954, the first nuclear-powered submarine, the USS Nautilus , is commissioned in Groton, Connecticut. The submarine was much bigger than previous, diesel-powered submarines and could stay submerged for nearly unlimited periods of time as nuclear reactors do not require air to work. Nautilus first ran on nuclear power on January 17, 1955, and soon began to break records such as being the first sub to travel under the North Pole. The sub was decommissioned in 1980 after traveling over 500,000 miles during its lifespan. |
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