U.s.s. Nautilus (submarine)
First nuclear-powered submarine of the US Navy in Groton, Connecticut. Added to the National Register in 1979, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first nuclear-powered boat, nuclear-powered submarine, and the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole on 3 August 1958. Her initial commanding officer was Eugene "Dennis" Wilkinson, a widely respected naval officer who set the stage for many of the protocols of today's Nuclear Navy in the US and who had a storied career during military service and afterwards.
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The record
| Property type | Object |
| Address | Naval Submarine Base, Groton, CT |
| County | New London County |
| Listed | May 16, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79002653 |
| Type of place | nuclear submarine |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 structures |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | Naval Submarine Base, Groton, CT |
| Coordinates | 41.38712, -72.08828 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Touro Synagogue National Historic Site · 41 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 79002653. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.