Launching the Nautilus
USS Nautilus: Fact Sheet issued on the occasion of her comissioning September 30, 1954.
New York: Public Information Office, HQ Third Naval District, 1954.
Price: $250.00
About the item
Four mimeographed sheets. 1 vols. 4to. Launching the Nautilus. A few underlinings and a marginal information note, else fine.
Item #17853
An ephemeral information sheet containing much interesting information probably not readily available elsewhere, this is the Navy's description of the Nation's first nuclear powered submarine, covering the background, construction, capabilities and details of the $30 million vessel which brought the US Navy into the atomic age.
