first nuclear submarine

The world's first nuclear powered vessel shown here as a designated National Historic Landmark, on the river Thames in Groton, Connecticut. The city that built her now displays her, officially retired and basking in her limelight. Nautilus celebrated the 50th anniversary of her commissioning in 2004 and now serves as a museum of submarine history. She is the sixth and most famous U. S. Navy ship to carry the name Nautilus and is perhaps best known for the history-making arctic journey that carried her under the North Pole on August 3, 1958.