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GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (Oct. 15, 2021) Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) pulls into Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, to begin dry dock availability and refurbishment. Nautilus was commissioned in 1954 and has operated as a museum since 1986. (U.S. Navy Photo by John Narewski) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (Oct. 15, 2021) Crew members of the Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) make their way forward as the first nuclear-powered submarine prepares to get underway and head to Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, for a dry dock availability and refurbishment. Nautilus was commissioned in 1954 and has operated as a museum since 1986. (U.S. Navy Photo by John Narewski) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (Oct. 15, 2021) Line handlers throw mooring lines to the Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) as the ship prepares to be moored onboard Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Oct. 15. Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine and current Submarine Force Museum centerpiece, will begin an estimated $36 million preservation project and is expected to be completed in six to eight months. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (Oct. 15, 2021) Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) prepares to be moored onboard Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Oct. 15. Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine and current Submarine Force Museum centerpiece, will begin an estimated $36 million preservation project and is expected to be completed in six to eight months. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (Oct. 15, 2021) Samuel Cox, director of Naval History and Heritage Command, delivers remarks during a pierside ceremony for the Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) as the ship prepares to be towed upriver for scheduled preservation maintenance onboard Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Oct. 15. Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine and current Submarine Force Museum centerpiece, will begin an estimated $36 million preservation project and is expected to be completed in six to eight months. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Petty Officer Joshua Karsten) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (Oct. 15, 2021) A Sailor stands watch aboard the Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) as the ship prepares to be towed upriver for scheduled preservation maintenance onboard Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Oct. 15. Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine and current Submarine Force Museum centerpiece, will begin an estimated $36 million preservation project and is expected to be completed in six to eight months. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Joshua Karsten) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (Oct. 15, 2021) The Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) prepares to be moored in preparation for scheduled preservation maintenance onboard Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Oct. 15, 2021. Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine and current Submarine Force Museum centerpiece, will begin an estimated $36 million preservation project and is expected to be completed in six to eight months. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Abel Gonzalez) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (Oct. 15, 2021) The Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) is towed by tug boats in preparation for scheduled preservation maintenance onboard Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Oct. 15, 2021. Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine and current Submarine Force Museum centerpiece, will begin an estimated $36 million preservation project and is expected to be completed in six to eight months. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Abel Gonzalez) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (Oct. 15, 2021) The Historic Ship Nautilus (SSN 571) is towed by tug boats in preparation for scheduled preservation maintenance onboard Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Conn., Oct. 15, 2021. Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine and current Submarine Force Museum centerpiece, will begin an estimated $36 million preservation project and is expected to be completed in six to eight months. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Abel Gonzalez) Share

GROTON, Conn.

GROTON, Conn. (Oct. 1, 2021) The Virginia-class attack submarine USS Delaware (SSN 791) makes its way up the Thames River and past the city of New London while returning to Submarine Base New London, Oct. 1, 2021, after conducting routine operations. The boat is the seventh naval vessel to be named for The First State and was the first ever U.S. ship be commissioned while underwater when it was administratively commissioned in April of 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by John Narewski) Share

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM (Oct. 6, 2021) -- Hula dancers welcome the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Jefferson City (SSN 759) home from deployment. Jefferson City performed a full spectrum of operations, including anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare, during the six-month, Indo-Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Amanda Gray) Share

KINGS BAY, Ga.

KINGS BAY, Ga. (Oct. 1, 2021) Sailors handle lines on the pier as the Ohio-class ballistic-missile submarine USS Alaska (SSBN 732) Gold Crew returns to its homeport at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, following a strategic deterrent patrol. The ship is one of six ballistic-missile submarines stationed at the base and is capable of carrying up to 20 submarine-launched ballistic-missiles with multiple warheads. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ashley Berumen). Share