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The USS Nautilus is the world's first nuclear-powered submarine. Her keel was laid by President Harry S. Truman at the Electric Boat Shipyard in Groton, Connecticut on June 14, 1952. She was launched by First Lady Mamie Eisenhower on January 21, 1954.

During her history, the Nautilus broke submerged speed and distance records and was the first ship to cross the north pole. She did so under "Operation Sunshine" in 1958.

The Nautilus was decommissioned on March 3, 1980 after a 25-year career and almost half a million miles steamed. She was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982 and today, she is open to the public as the first and only submarine museum operated by the United States Navy. As such, the Nautilus is the primary repository for artifacts, documents and photographs relating to U.S. Submarine Force history, as well as a reference and research library.

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