A full page newspaper section has 5 articles and 3 B & W sub photos, - The heading reads 14 The New Haven Register, Sunday, February 2, 1964 U.S. Plunges into Second Decade of Nuclear Sub Age
A full page newspaper section has 5 articles and 3 B & W sub photos, - The heading reads "14 The New Haven Register, Sunday, February 2, 1964 U.S. Plunges into Second Decade of Nuclear Sub Age"
Entry/Object ID
2016.1.0759
Scope and Content
A full page newspaper section has 5 articles and 3 B & W sub photos, - The heading reads "14 The New Haven Register, Sunday, February 2, 1964 U.S. Plunges into Second Decade of Nuclear Sub Age" 1st article heading reads" 86 Hidden Destroyers Planned" 2) article heading reads "Private Firms to Enter Depths" 3) Heading reads "Rickover's Retirement Doesn't End Controversy" - 4) Heading reads "Rewriting Record Book is Nautilus Trademark" 5) Heading reads "Radical Design Changes Have Marked A-Subs' Years of Growth 1 - B & W Photo caption "Starkly - silhouetted against the sky, the sail (Conning Tower) of the Skipjack is seemingly separated from the 252-foot long hull" 2nd photo "The first Polaris missile fired by a submerged Submarine ignites after breaking surface off Cape Kennedy, FL, July 20, 1960, the firing by the George Washington marked a major milestone in the Polaris program" 3rd photo "The Skate sits on top of the world after surfacing at the geographic North Pole in 1959 to prove feasibility of year-round polar operations by atom Subs" (2 fold marks)
History, Newspapers, Submarines, U.S. Navy, USS CASIMIR PULASKI (SSBN-633), USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (SSBN598), USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571), USS SKIPJACK (SSN-585)
Archive Details
Creator
New Haven Register
Date(s) of Creation
Feb 2, 1964
Restrictions
Access: Creases/wrinkles, folds, discolouration/fading and wear
General Notes
Note
Status: Good
Status By: Maureen A. McClellan
Status Date: 2019-05-20
