Saturday, September 02, 2017

Secret Submarine NR-1

     I've been reading about the smallest nuclear submarine in the U. S. Navy, the NR-1, which was, in some ways,  more like a spacecraft than a submarine.  Fascinating stuff, or at least the parts the people involved can talk about are.  The little sub (probably) did a lot of of interesting Cold War-ish things and plenty of it is still a deep, dark secret.
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  1. JayNolaSeptember 2, 2017 at 10:17 AM

    Amazing to think that she's only just being taken apart at the breaker's.

    http://www.kitsapsun.com/story/news/local/2017/05/22/102018676/?cookies=&from=global

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  2. BruceSeptember 2, 2017 at 5:29 PM

    Is this the little sub with landing gear, window and arms ??
    Very sci-fi.

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  3. Roberta XSeptember 2, 2017 at 8:05 PM

    Jaynola: that's not NR-1. She was broken up some time ago. The sail, rudder and propellers are on display at the Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton, CT. See last photo here.

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  4. Roberta XSeptember 2, 2017 at 8:12 PM

    Bruce: yes, it is.

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  5. Old NFOSeptember 4, 2017 at 7:27 PM

    She was in the yards in 2014, if I remember correctly. Due to her 'issues' it was decided to scrap her rather than put her on display, considering that she was still classified the day she was decommissioned.

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