THE FIRST UNDERSEA VOYAGE ON THIS DAY

On this day in History, Nautilus travels under North Pole on Aug 03, 1958. Learn more about what ...

On August 3, 1958, the U.S. nuclear submarine Nautilus
accomplished the first undersea voyage to the geographic
North Pole. The world’s first nuclear submarine dived at
Point Barrow, Alaska, and traveled nearly 1,000 miles under
the Arctic ice cap to reach the top of the world. It then went 
on to Iceland, pioneering a new and shorter route from the 
Pacific to the Atlantic and Europe.

April 1954: The world's first nuclear submarine

AP Images on Twitter: "OTD in 1958, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus became the first ...

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