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April 11, 1900: U.S. Navy’s first “modern” submarine
(WHTM) — April 11 is National Submarine Day, commemorating the day in 1900 that the U.S. Navy purchased the U.S.S. Holland, their first practical submarine. The key term here is “practical.” ...
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204-day sea patrol: UK nuclear submarine shatters Royal Navy’s endurance record
A nuclear-powered submarine of the Royal Navy has resurfaced and returned to port after completing a record-breaking 204 days at sea. After spending over six months underwater, the Vanguard-class ...
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On This Day: John Holland, who designed the first submarine, is born in 1841
The incredible story of John Philip Holland, who was born in County Clare on this day in 1841 and went on to invent the first submarine. John Philip Holland was born just off the Atlantic coast ...
PM honours Navy submarine crew who broke world record after spending 204 days at sea
A ROYAL Navy nuclear-armed submarine has smashed the world record for the longest patrol — after spending 204 days at sea.
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North Korea unveils what it says is a nuclear-powered submarine
North Korea unveiled for the first time a nuclear-powered submarine under construction, a weapons system that can pose a major security threat to South Korea and the US. State media on Saturday ...
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Keir Starmer secretly visits nuclear submarine off coast of Scotland
The Prime Minister stepped aboard HMS Vanguard - the UK's older nuclear-armed submarine - as it returned from 204 days at sea ...
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North Korea Says It’s Building a Nuclear-Powered Submarine
By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul North Korea said on Saturday that it was building its first nuclear-powered submarine to enhance its nuclear weapons abilities, and the state news media ...