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Encyclopedia > USS Nautilus

Six ships of the U.S. Navy have been named Nautilus, after the tropical cephalopod mollusc:

  • USS Nautilus (1799), a 12-gun schooner of 1799
  • USS Nautilus (1838), a 76-foot survey schooner of 1838
  • USS H-2 (SS-29), the first military submarine in 1911
  • USS Nautilus (SP-559), a 66-foot patrol/escort of 1917
  • USS O-12 (SS-73), an O-11-class submarine
  • USS Nautilus (SS-168), a Narwhal class submarine built in 1930
  • USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the first nuclear submarine in 1954
Nautilus was a schooner launched in 1799 and purchased by the United States Navy in 1803 as USS Nautilus, the first ship to bear that name. ... Nautilus was a 76-foot schooner launched in 1838 for hydrographic surveying of the coast of the United States. ... USS H-2 (SS-29) was a H-class submarine. ... Nautilus was a 66-foot (20 m) motor pleasure boat built at City Island, New York. ... USS O-12 (SS-73) was an O-class submarine of the United States Navy. ... USS Nautilus (SF-9/SS-168), a Narwhal-class submarine and one of the V-boats, was the fifth ship of the United States Navy to bear that popular ships name. ... USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the worlds first operational nuclear-powered submarine and the first vessel to complete a submerged transit across the North Pole. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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USS Nautilus (SSN 571) (3360 words)
NAUTILUS returned to her home port on October 28, 1957 and immediately began an availability period for upkeep and repair which lasted throughout the remainder of the year.
On March 10, 1958, NAUTILUS was commended by the Honorable Thomas S. Gates, Secretary of the Navy, for her pioneering voyage under the Arctic ice cap the previous fall.
In early-1963, NAUTILUS was engaged in the evaluation of anti-submarine warfare defense.
NationMaster - Encyclopedia: USS Nautilus (1799) (858 words)
Nautilus was a schooner launched in 1799 and purchased by the United States Navy in 1803 as USS Nautilus, the first ship to bear that name.
Nautilus sailed to Hampton Roads, whence she got underway on 30 June for the Mediterranean, carrying dispatches for the squadron stationed there assigned to protect the interests of the United States and its citizens residing or trading in that area, and threatened at that time by the Barbary States.
Nautilus sailed to Hampton Roads, whence she got underway on 30 June for the Mediterranean, carrying dispatches for the U.S. Mediterranean Squadron stationed there assigned to protect the interests of the United States and its citizens residing or trading in that area, and threatened at that time by the Barbary States.
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