Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 was a unique United States Navy (USN) nuclear-powered ocean engineering and research submarine, built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics at Groton, Connecticut. NR-1 was launched on 25 January 1969, completed initial sea trials 19 August 1969, and was home-ported at Naval Submarine Base New London.

2023年3月26日 · The Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 – simply NR-1, for short – was a Cold War-era vessel designed and built by the US Navy. At 45 meters long, she was the smallest nuclear-powered submarine in the history of the US military.

The US Navy's nuclear powered midget submarine: NR-1 At barely 40 meters (130ft) the NR-1 (Navy Reactors-1) was a midget submarine by US Navy standards. It was by far the smallest nuclear powered submarine in the world when she was launched on 25th January 1969.

Lee Vyborny and Don Davis have crafted a fascinating book to tell the story of that submarine, NR-1, and the men who sailed her. Vybomy (one of the original crew members) and Davis have given us as comprehensive a look as they can at the gestation, launching, and missions of NR-1.

NR-1 is a compact, nuclear powered undersea research and ocean engineering submarine capable of ocean search missions, such as locating and identifying objects or ships lost at sea, and recording of ocean topographic and geological features. NR-1 was designed for working near or on the seabed, performing sample gathering, recovery,

2015年4月15日 · NR-1 was designed to undergo “prolonged operation on or near sea beds at depths of 3,000 feet.” She was small – a mere 145 feet long, (96 feet long inside its pressure hull), with a beam of only 12.5 feet.

2021年11月5日 · In May 2018, the U.S. Naval Undersea Museum acquired control room equipment from NR-1, the U.S. Navy’s first and only nuclear-powered submersible. From 1969 to 2008, the experimental miniature submarine carried out missions such as searches, recoveries, oceanographic research, geological surveys, and installation and maintenance of underwater ...

2015年10月20日 · In its short time afloat, NR-1 had gone from being “Rickover’s Rubber Duck” to a full-fledged part of the Navy’s submarine service. NR-1’s first crew had dealt with her trials and tribulations with eagerness, ingenuity, and professionalism.

2018年1月11日 · Jeff told us a number of fascinating stories about NR1. But this book tells many more, including how Admiral Rickover managed to actually get it built. The book is written by one of the original crew, known as a plankowner, of NR1. Anyone who has served on submarines will appreciate reading this book.

NR-1 is a nuclear-powered, deep-submergence submarine, capable of exploring ocean depths to 3,000 feet, which allows access to most of the world’s continental shelves. Displacing just under 400 long tons, she is roughly 1/16th the size of a Los Angeles-class submarine.