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17 January 1955 – USS Nautilus (SSN 571) under Commander Eugene P. (Dennis) Wilkinson cast off from Subbase New London and sent the historic message “underway on Nuclear Power”.
17 January 1955 – USS Nautilus (SSN 571) under Commander Eugene P. (Dennis) Wilkinson cast off from Subbase New London and sent the historic message “underway on Nuclear Power”.