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Nautilus collides with Essex
59 years ago today, on 10 November 1966, world's first operational nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus (SSN-571) collided with the USS Essex (CVS-9) while running submerged about 350 miles east of Morehead City, North Carolina.
Submarine Force Museum Association, Home of the USS Nautilus, Groton, CT
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