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The Submarine that was Bent 18-Feet to the Left
On a frigid January night in 1943, the USS Growler, led by Commander Howard W. Gilmore, prowled enemy waters deep in the Pacific, its crew sharpened by past victories and braced for danger. During a ...
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See inside the US's first nuclear-armed submarine, which could fire a nuclear missile powerful enough to wipe out New York City
The USS Growler was the US Navy's first attempt to create a submarine that could a nuclear missile. The submarine was commissioned from 1958 to 1964. It now rests in New York City at the Intrepid ...
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Navy commissions its newest submarine, the USS Iowa
The U.S. Navy welcomed a new USS Iowa into its service this weekend. The new nuclear submarine, SSN-797, was commissioned on Saturday, April 5, not in Iowa, but at the Naval Submarine Base New ...