X-1 (or SS X-1) [1] was a United States Navy Midget Submarine designed under project SCB 65. Laid down on 8 June 1954, at Deer Park, Long Island, New York, by the Engine Division of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation.

Jun 24, 2024 · X-1 tested first a hydrogen peroxide/diesel engine, but the program was stopped outright after an explosion of her hydrogen peroxide supply on 20 May 1957. It was powerful …

X-1, the Navy's only midget submarine, was laid down on 8 June 1954 at Deer Park, Long Island, N.Y., by the Engine Division of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corp.; launched on 7 September...

Apr 26, 2023 · On September 7, 1955, the U.S. Navy’s first midget submarine – USS X-1, or SS X-1 – was launched at Oyster Bay, Long Island. Archival footage of the launch, where the …

The USS-X1 (aka SSX-1) was to be more advanced than the British craft and featured a closed-cycle hydrogen peroxide diesel engine which was similar to that used on the wartime German Type-XVII coastal submarine.

Nov 23, 2021 · X-1 served in a research capacity in rigorous and extensive tests to assist the Navy to evaluate its ability to defend harbors against very small submarines. Further tests conducted with the...

Sep 14, 2022 · USS X-1 (SSX-1) USS X-1 was the first "midget" submarine built for the U.S. Navy. Designed to penetrate enemy harbors and conduct offensive operations against moored ships and support facilities, her principal armament consisted of swimmer delivered limpet mines.

In 1956, Admiral McKee was ordered to command of X-1, a small experimental submarine. He graduated from nuclear power training in 1958 and joined the commissioning crew of Skipjack (SSN-585), the Navy's first high performance nuclear-powered attack submarine.

Jan 28, 2024 · English: X-1 was the first and only United States midget submarine, used for combat research 1955 - 1973. It is now an exhibit at the U.S. Navy Submarine Force Museum and Library in Groton, Connecticut.

X-1 was the United States Navy's only midget submarine (but see the NR-1 Deep Submergence Craft), laid down on 8 June 1954, at Deer Park, Long Island, New York, by the Engine Division of Fairchild Engine and Airplane Corporation, launched on 7 …