Watch our tour guide make contact with the historic USS Nautilus submarine! This amazing ship-to-ship radio connection happened during Museum Ships Weekend 2025! #MuseumShipsWeekend #SSKeewatin #GreatLakesMuseum #HamRadio #AmateurRadio #RadioHistory #MaritimeHeritage #ygk #KingstonON #VisitKingston | Great Lakes Museum

20K views · 507 reactions | 70 years ago #OTD, USS Nautilus (SSN 571), the world’s first nuclear powered submarine, launched in Groton, Connecticut. Nautilus logged over 300,000 miles in 26 years of service. Now a National Historic Landmark, Nautilus is open to the public at the U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum, Home of Historic Ship Nautilus SSN 571 Learn more at https://www.history.navy.mil/browse-by-topic/ships/submarines/uss-nautilus.html | Naval History & Heritage Command | Facebook

#OTD in 1954, the first nuclear-powered submarine, USS Nautilus (SSN-571) was commissioned - and since today is our next installment of #MuseumMonday, there's nothing more fitting than to celebrate showcasing the Submarine Force Museum Association, Home of the USS Nautilus as our #NavyMuseum in the spotlight! Located in Groton, Conn., the museum’s collections include more than 33,000 artifacts, 20,000 significant documents and 30,000 photographs and boasts a 6,000 volume reference and research l

1.1K views · 88 reactions | #OTD in 1958, #USSNautilus (SSN 571) made history by becoming the first submarine to make it to the North Pole during Operation Sunshine!  as Cmdr. William R. Anderson, the boat’s commanding officer, counts down as Nautilus makes it to 90 degrees north! | U.S. Fleet Forces Command | Facebook