American submarine NR-1 - Wikipedia
Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 was a unique United States Navy (USN) nuclear-powered ocean engineering and research submarine, built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics at Groton, Connecticut.
NR-1: The Smallest Nuclear Submarine In US Military History
Mar 26, 2023 · The Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 – simply NR-1, for short – was a Cold War-era vessel designed and built by the US Navy. At 45 meters long, she was the smallest …
Welcome Aboard, Sir! The continuing saga of NR-1
Oct 20, 2015 · Warson’s first mission aboard NR-1 was a standard run up the Narragansett Bay. NR-1’s navigational issues had remained with her from the Azores and her crew used this benign mission to try to sort out the bugs.
NR-1 - Navy Ships - Federation of American Scientists
NR-1 is a compact, nuclear powered undersea research and ocean engineering submarine capable of ocean search missions, such as locating and identifying objects or ships lost at sea, and recording of ocean topographic and geological features.
NR-1 Control Room Equipment - U. S. Naval Undersea Museum
Nov 5, 2021 · From 1969 to 2008, the experimental miniature submarine carried out missions such as searches, recoveries, oceanographic research, geological surveys, and installation and maintenance of underwater equipment. NR-1 could operate to 3,000 feet and roll on the ocean floor with extendable wheels.
NR-1: The beginning - Submarine Force Library & Museum …
Apr 15, 2015 · NR-1 used GPS (Global Positioning System) for its near surface navigation and Doppler Sonar for when it was near bottom. It was also equipped with acoustical and laser line scan systems which enabled it to accurately track and …
NR-1 - NHHC
May 16, 2022 · NR - 1, a nuclear-powered, deep-submergence, research and ocean-engineering vehicle, was launched 25 January 1969 by Electric Boat Division, General Dynamics Corp., Groton, Conn.; sponsored by...
NR-1: This Tiny Vessel Ruthlessly Hunted Soviet Nuclear Submarines
Mar 25, 2025 · With traditional defenses rendered useless, the U.S. needed a radical solution—enter the NR-1, the world’s smallest nuclear-powered submersible, designed to track and hunt Soviet submarines in...
The Nuclear Submarine NR-1; Life is Actually Like This.
The NR-1 was actually more correctly a small US Navy nuclear submarine than a submersible. She displaced about 400 tons, was about 150 feet long with a pressure hull less than 12 feet in diameter and a crew of about 11.
NR-1 - Federation of American Scientists
NR-1 is a nuclear-powered, deep-submergence submarine, capable of exploring ocean depths to 3,000 feet, which allows access to most of the world’s continental shelves. Displacing just under 400 long tons, she is roughly 1/16th the size of a Los Angeles-class submarine.