If you want to get there early there is no parking on site before the gate is opened - the gate is opened around 8:45. There's no snack bar on the museum grounds however the nearest food is a short drive away on the Military Highway near 95. Inside the USS Nautilus museum is a gift shop with a moderate selection of items, but oddly no Nautilus hats (a few months later the museum wrote that they had USS Nautilus hats in stock and I was able to order one from their website). The unique thing about the USS Nautilus Museum is that not only is it the world's first nuclear submarine, it is the only nuclear sub open for tours to the public. One of the more unique exhibits in the museum itself is the access elevator used to allow JFK to enter the USS Nautilus without having to use the ladder (Kennedy suffered a back injury that prevented him from using ladders).
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There is also a full sized conning tower, a deck gun, and a ballistic missile hatch assembly. In front of the museum are 4 minisubs - a Japanese Type A minisub of the type used at Pearl Harbor, the Experimental Sub SS X-1, an Italian Maiale minisub (the inspiration for the British Chariot), and the Swimmer Delivery Vehicle. The USS Nautilus museum building has periscopes visitors can use, a modern submarine helm center, various torpedoes and sub launched missiles, a replica of the Revolutionary War submarine Turtle, and a number of other interesting exhibits. Unfortunately the nuclear reactor room and aft areas of the sub are off limits, but there really is quite a lot of interesting compartments along the tour route. Unlike some other museums there are no tour guides but the staff was friendly and did answer what additional questions I had. The narration was well done and informative, and cut off sharply as you transitioned between areas. The staff certainly had a sense of humor posing some of the dummies as you can see. The sailors must come in and clean it every night! It is a challenge for photographs with the reflection but most areas are well lit. Almost all the areas are walled off in plexiglas but there wasn't so much as a smudge on any of it.
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The USS Nautilus Museum admission is free and the tours were self guided with a wand-like radio device that broadcast a different narration for each area of the boat (this worked very well). You can visit the Submarine USS Nautilus at the US Navy Submarine Force Museum in Groton, CT. Power Plant: One pressurized water nuclear reactor producing 15,000 shaft hp to steam turbines driving twin screwsĮlectric Boat Shipyard in Groton, Connecticut Range: Limited to oxygen supply - estimated to be several monthsįuel Capacity: Reactor capacity unknown, but absence of fuel tanks allows for more room than in diesel subsĭiving Depth: 700' + (reported - all depth gauges are covered over)Ģ1" torpedoes in 6 tubes with 18 additional torpedoes for reloads Max Speed: Surface - 22kts design, 17kts practical / Submerged - 25kts (reported - apparently at over 17 knots on the surface the sub begins diving on its own due to the hull's design)
The Nautilus's specs are:ĭisplacement: Surface - 3,500 tons / Submerged - 4,090 tons The USS Nautilus is a the world's first Nuclear powered Submarine. Submarine USS Nautilus SSN-571 Museum Photos
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