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Nautilus Turns Sixty

The world's first nuclear-powered submarine is 60 years old. The Nautilus was christened on January 21, 1954, by first lady Mamie Eisenhower before a crowd of 20,000 people in Groton.

The submarine was built by Electric Boat. At the time, it could travel faster and farther than any other submarine, and would become the first ship to cross the North Pole in 1958.

The vessel was decommissioned in 1980, but it found new importance. In 1986, it became the centerpiece of a museum dedicated to the submarine force in Groton.

You can check out the Nautilus at the Submarine Force Museum.

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