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Admiral Hyman G. Rickover, considered to be the "Father of the Nuclear Navy", realized the potential of nuclear energy for the Navy, and personally oversaw the design, development, construction and deployment of the USS Nautilus (SSN-571), the Navy's and the world's first nuclear powered submarine.
Rickover's leadership methods and political savvy are legendary, and all of us who served under him while on active duty learned something from that leadership. Some of my favorite quotes are of Rickover's (on my bio page at the bottom).
His absolute zero tolerance for mistakes in the nuclear community in the Navy continues to this day, and is the reason the Navy enjoys a spotless record of over 55 years of reactor operation.
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What was the first nuclear powered vessel?
The first nuclear powered submarine was the USS Nautilus.
What is the first nuclear submarine?
The USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was the world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine.
What energy is used for a submarine?
new subs are nuclear powered
Which is the India's first indigenous submarine?
INS- Arihant (first indigenous nuclear powered submarine),, INS- chakra (first nuclear submarine).
What was the name of the world's first nuclear powered submarine?
USS Nautilus
Off of which coast did the USS. Greenville a nuclear-powered submarine strike a Japanese fishing boat?
Off of which coast did the U.S.S. Greenville, a nuclear-powered submarine, strike a Japanese fishing boat?
What is the abraviation of submarine?
Most people would use the abbreviation 'sub.' The US Navy uses the prefix SS to indicate a submarine. If it is SSN, it would indicate a Nuclear Powered submarine and SSBN would be a ballistic missile nuclear powered sub.
How long can a submarine be in the water?
A nuclear powered submarine can remain submerged for as long as it has fuel rods and supplies for the crew.
This Black inventor has a nuclear-powered submarine named after?
george washington carver
What was the first naval submarine?
The first nuclear powered submarine was the U.S. Navy's USS Nautilus, SSN-571. A link is provided.
When was the nuclear submarine invented?
1944 to 1945, Admiral Rickover.
What does SSN stand for in us navy?
The hull classification "SSN" refers to the ship and propulsion type. Technically, it's spelled out SS-N; the designation refers to a nuclear powered fast-attack submarine. The abbreviation stands for "Submersible Ship - Nuclear".
