NEW ATOMIC SUBMARINE.—The new United States atomic submarine, Skipjack, ready for her launching at the General Dynamics Corporation’s Electric Boat Division at Groton, Connecticut. The shark-like shape and sail diving planes that serve as “underwater wings” are features of the craft. The submarine is the first to use a single propeller instead of the twin propellers used by her nuclear predecessors, Nautilus, Seawolf, and Skate.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28606, 7 June 1958, Page 4
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65NEW ATOMIC SUBMARINE.—The new United States atomic submarine, Skipjack, ready for her launching at the General Dynamics Corporation’s Electric Boat Division at Groton, Connecticut. The shark-like shape and sail diving planes that serve as “underwater wings” are features of the craft. The submarine is the first to use a single propeller instead of the twin propellers used by her nuclear predecessors, Nautilus, Seawolf, and Skate. Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28606, 7 June 1958, Page 4
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