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The U.S. Navy submarine USS Nautilus is commissioned as the world's first nuclear-powered vessel.

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USS Nautilus (SSN-571)

First nuclear-powered submarine of the US Navy, in service from 1954 to 1980

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…
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