Nautilus 1958
Nautilus 1963
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
| SSN571 | Nautilus | 138 | Electric Boat, Groton | 14.6.1952 | 21.1.1954 | 22.4.1955 | stricken 3.1980 |
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Displacement standard, t |
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Displacement normal, t |
3533 / 4092 |
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Length, m |
97.4 wl 98.7 oa |
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Breadth, m |
8.40 |
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Draught, m |
6.60 |
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No of shafts |
2 |
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Machinery |
2 sets Westinghouse geared steam turbines, 1 Westinghouse STR Mk II (re-designated S2W) nuclear reactor |
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Power, h. p. |
15000 |
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Max speed, kts |
22 / 23 |
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Fuel, t |
nuclear |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | practically unlimited |
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Armament |
6 - 533 Mk 50 TT (bow, 22) |
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Electronic equipment |
BPS-12 radar, BQS-4, BQR-4A sonars, BLR-1 ECM suite |
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Complement |
105 |
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Diving depth operational, m |
210 |
Project history: Nautilus and Seawolf were built under the FY52 programme, these were the prototype US nuclear submarines, Nautilus being by far the more successful of the two. She was the world's first nuclear warship, with an S2W reactor and six torpedo tubes, all of them forward.
Modernizations: 1960s: - BLR-1 ECM suite; + WLR-1 ECM suite
Naval service: No significant events.
Nautilus
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