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At random: USS GEORGE WASHINGTON, the world's first ballistic missile nuclear powered submarine, constructed in record time, set a record of its own by remaining submerged 67 days on its initial Polaris missile deterrent patrol in the Atlantic.

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Ric

Posted 2009-07-23 8:11 PM (#28916)

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Subject: First Snorkel

Just had a guy contact me this afternoon asking if I'd like copies of photos of his dads time on the USS R-6 in 1944 & 5. Seems the R-6 was working on and testing the first versions of the snorkel for US boats. Here is a pic of that snorkel mounted to the STBD side of the telescoping radio mast. Photo taken from the back deck of the R-6. The strange looking "hook" must be the diesel exhaust. I have higher Rez copies coming later for the web page.

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