On This Day in American History |
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On Aug. 3, 1958, the U.S. nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus, makes the first underwater trip to the geographic North Pole. The 1,000-mile trip took the world’s first nuclear sub from Point Barrow, Alaska, to Iceland. During the journey, Nautilus traveled at a depth of 500 feet, while the ice above it averaged between 10 and 50 feet in thickness. Nautilus was commissioned in 1954, decommissioned in 1980 and traveled more than 500,000 miles during its time in service. It is now on display in a museum in Groton, Connecticut. |
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