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A Secret Navy Nuclear Submarine ‘Shattered Into 5 Pieces’
In the early 1960s, the USS Thresher was the lead submarine of a new class featuring advanced technology, including ...
US and Ally Double Up Against North Korea Nuclear Submarine Threat
Submarine forces of the U.S. and South Korean navies discussed ways to improve combined operational capabilities.
Sunken Chinese submarine was a new hybrid nuclear-conventional attack boat, U.S. says
China’s naval buildup now includes a new class of attack submarine that employs both conventional and nuclear propulsion, ...
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A Strange 'Navigational Error' Caused a Nuclear Sub To Hit an Underwater Mountain
In 2007, the British Royal Navy’s HMS Superb, a Swiftsure-class nuclear-powered submarine, collided with an undersea mountain in the Red Sea, causing significant damage to its sonar equipment.
On This Day. Sept. 30: U.S. commissions USS Nautilus, world's first nuclear submarine
On Sept. 30, 1954, the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear submarine, was commissioned by the U.S. Navy, under the ...
New Chinese nuclear attack submarine sank, U.S. officials says
The U.S. official said it was "not surprising" that China's navy would conceal it. The submarine's current status is unknown.
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A 'Leak in the Engine Room' Sealed the Fate of a U.S. Navy Submarine
Commissioned in 1961, the USS Thresher (SSN-593) was the most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine of its time, designed ...
On This Day: U.S. commissions USS Nautilus, world's first nuclear submarine
On Sept. 30, 1954, the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear submarine, was commissioned by the U.S. Navy, under the ...