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On this day in 1960, the nuclear-powered submarine USS Triton departs from New London, Connecticut for the first fully submerged circumnavigation of the globe. The voyage, codenamed Operation Sandblast, takes 60 days and 21 hours to complete.
Triton's mission as a radar picket submarine was made obsolete after two years by the introduction of the carrier-based Grumman WF-2 Tracer airborne early warning aircraft.
As originally designed, Triton's total reactor output was rated at 34,000 horsepower (25,000 kW). However, Triton achieved 45,000 horsepower (34,000 kW) during her sea trials (pictured), and her first commanding officer, Captain Edward L. Beach Jr., believed Triton's plant could have reached 60,000 horsepower (45,000 kW) "had that been necessary."
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| Cost | US$109 million in 1959 (equivalent to $1.09 billion in 2022) |
Triton's mission as a radar picket submarine was made obsolete after two years by the introduction of the carrier-based Grumman WF-2 Tracer airborne early warning aircraft.
As originally designed, Triton's total reactor output was rated at 34,000 horsepower (25,000 kW). However, Triton achieved 45,000 horsepower (34,000 kW) during her sea trials (pictured), and her first commanding officer, Captain Edward L. Beach Jr., believed Triton's plant could have reached 60,000 horsepower (45,000 kW) "had that been necessary."
Operation Sandblast - Wikipedia
First submarine circumnavigation
The first vessel to complete an entirely submerged circumnavigation of the globe was the USS Triton SSRN 586 between 24 February and 25 April 1960. The nuclear-powered radar picket submarine, under the command of Captain Edward L Beach, covered 26,723 nautical miles (49,491 km; 30,752 miles)...
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