| A visit to the Submarine Force Museum in
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| | history in efforts to honor veterans.
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| Connecticut is like peering into the
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| | The museum's collections are useful for
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| lives of the men who sail the ocean
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| | educating naval personnel and the public
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| depths. Learn about the development of
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| | in the heritage and traditions of the US
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| the "silent service" from Bushnell's
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| | Submarine Force and its relationship to
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| Turtle that was used in the Revolutionary
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| | America's freedom.
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| War, to the modern Virginia and Ohio
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| | Construction of NAUTILUS
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| class submarines. There are three
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| | Captain Hyman G. Rickover, USN led a
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| operating periscopes in the museum.
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| | group of scientists and engineers at the
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| Enjoy films of submarines past and
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| | Naval Reactors Branch of the Atomic
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| present in one of the museum's theaters.
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| | Energy Commission in the successful
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| They have an interactive computer display
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| | development of a nuclear propulsion plant
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| to show how submarines operate.
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| | where construction of NAUTILUS was made
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| The Submarine Force Museum is located on
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| | possible.
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| the Thames River in Groton, Connecticut.
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| | NAUTILUS was constructed in about 18
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| The museum maintains the world's finest
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| | months and launched on January 21, 1954,
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| collection of submarine artifacts and it
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| | and became the first commissioned nuclear
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| is the only submarine museum operated by
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| | powered ship in the United States Navy on
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| the United States Navy. For this reason,
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| | September 30, 1954.
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| it is the primary repository for
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| | NAUTILUS' first Commanding Officer,
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| artifacts, documents and photographs
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| | Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson ordered all
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| relating to U.S. Submarine Force history.
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| | lines cast off and signaled the memorable
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| The museum is closed Thanksgiving,
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| | historic message of "Underway On Nuclear
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| Christmas and New Year's Day, all day
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| | Power" on the morning of January 17,
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| Tuesday in the winter and Tuesday morning
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| | 1955. NAUTILUS broke all submerged speed
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| in the summer. It is closed for one week
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| | and distance records over the next
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| in the spring and fall for routine
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| | several years.
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| maintenance (the ship is closed an
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| | NAUTILUS made her final voyage from
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| additional week). You will need to call
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| | Groton, Connecticut to Mare Island Naval
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| the museum secretary for specifics at
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| | Shipyard, Vallejo, California on May 26,
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| (860) 694-3558. Admission to the museum
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| | 1979 and was decommissioned on March 3,
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| is free. The tours are self guided.
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| | 1980 after a career of 25 years and over
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| Call two weeks in advance for groups of
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| | half a million miles steamed.
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| 25 or more, otherwise, no reservation is
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| | Today, NAUTILUS is designated a National
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| required. There is no coat room in the
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| | Historic Landmark in recognition of her
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| museum. It is handicapped accessible.
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| | pioneering role in the practical use of
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| No food or drinks are allowed inside the
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| | nuclear power on May 20, 1982. She
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| museum.
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| | underwent an extensive history ship
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| This museum was originally established as
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| | conversion at Mare Island Naval Shipyard
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| "The Submarine Library" by Electric Boat
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| | and was then towed to Groton, Connecticut
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| Division of General Dynamics Corporation
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| | with an arrival date of July 6, 1985.
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| in 1955. The entire collection was
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| | The historic Ship NAUTILUS joined by the
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| donated to the Navy and relocated to the
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| | Submarine Force opened to the public as
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| Naval Submarine Base, New London, Groton,
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| | the first and finest exhibit of its kind
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| Connecticut in April of 1964.
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| | in the world on April 11, 1986. NAUTILUS
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| The museum's collections include more
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| | was 86 years old to the day after the
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| than 33,000 artifacts. In addition the
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| | birth of the Submarine Force, and today
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| museum's collections include:
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| | she provides the public with an exciting,
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| - 20,000 significant documents
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| | visible link between yesterday's
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| - 30,000 photographs
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| | Submarine Force and the Submarine Force
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| The museum has so many holdings that the
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| | of tomorrow.
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| displays change frequently and each
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| | Continued in Part 2
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| return visit is like a new experience.
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| | Source: The U.S. Navy Submarine Force
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| They house a 6,000 volume reference and
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| | Museum, Home of USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571)
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| research library collection relative to
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| | Important Disclaimer: The URL address in
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| U.S. history of submarines that is open
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| | the resource box of this article is not
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| to anyone seeking submarine or submarine
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| | associated with The U.S. Navy Submarine
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| history information. The library is
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| | Force Museum. This article and the web
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| world-renowned.
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| | site are offered as vacation ideas to
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| The Submarine Force Museum strives to
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| | help you plan your vacations.
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| collect, preserve and interpret the
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| | This article is FREE to publish with the
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| United States Naval Submarine Force
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| | resource box.
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