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Encyclopedia > USS Nautilus (1838)

Nautilus was a 76-foot schooner launched in 1838 for hydrographic surveying of the coast of the United States. She was commissioned into the United States Navy 1847 for service in the Mexican-American War. Two-masted fishing schooner A schooner is a type of sailing ship characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. ... Hydrography is the measurement of physical characteristics of waters and marginal land. ... The United States Navy (USN) is the branch of the United States armed forces responsible for naval operations. ... The Mexican-American War was a war fought between the United States and Mexico between 1846 and 1848. ...


See USS Nautilus and ships named Nautilus for other ships named Nautilus. Six ships of the United States Navy have been named USS Nautilus. ... Nautilus The nautilus is a tropical mollusk, having a many-chambered, spiral shell with a pearly interior. ... 

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