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Nautilus to Columbia - 70 years of the US Navy's Nuclear Submarines (Hardcover)
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Nautilus to Columbia - 70 years of the US Navy's Nuclear Submarines (Hardcover)
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A highly illustrated history of the US Navy's nuclear submarine
program, from the postwar years to the 2020 Columbia-class SSBNs.
James C. Goodall covers the origins, design and development of the
US Navy’s fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. This program was
developed under the command of Hiram G. Rickover, the “Father of
the Nuclear Navy” who oversaw the commissioning of the very first
nuclear-powered attack submarine, the USS Nautilus (SSN 571) in
1952. This was a truly revolutionary design. Until the advent of
nuclear power, the world’s submarine fleets traveled on the
surface at night to charge their batteries, and only dove below the
surface when enemy ships or planes were spotted. With the
development of the USS Nautilus, the US Navy now had the ability to
stay submerged for not just hours or days, but to hide out of
harm’s way for weeks or months at a time This highly illustrated
book covers all of the 220+ submarine hulls built and delivered to
the US Navy from the USS Nautilus through to the Navy’s newest
class of submarine, the Columbia class SSBNs. The story of the
Nuclear Navy from its origins up to the present day is told through
more than 1,300 images from official and archive sources, as well
as the author’s own personal collection, some of which have never
been published before.
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