Nuclear power allowed the world’s first nuclear sub, Nautilus,
to break all former submerged speed and distance records.

During the top secret mission Operation Sunshine in 1958,
the original Nautilus completed the first ever submerged North Pole crossing.
Decommissioned in 1980, the historic submarine is now on display in Groton,
Connecticut at the US Naval Submarine Base New London.

Length: 324 ft (99 m)
Beam: 28 ft (9 m)
Draft: 22 ft (7 m)
Displacement: 4,092 tons
Propulsion: 1 nuclear reactor, 2 propellers
Crew: 105
Armament: 6 21-in (533-mm) torpedo tubes
Commissioned: September 30, 1954
Maximum Speed: 25 knots (29 mph/46 kph)