Monday, May 23, 2011

May 10, 1960: USS Triton Completes First Submerged Circumnavigation

1960: The USS Triton, a nuclear-powered radar picket submarine, arrives in Groton, Connecticut, after completing the first completely submerged circumnavigation of Earth. It spends 60 days, 21 hours under water.
The Triton put to sea Feb. 15, and the crew was told to prepare to stay out longer than normal. Still submerged, the boat reached St. [...]

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