USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) returning home

Photograph

Groton Public Library

USS NAUTILUS returning home

Name/Title

USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) returning home

Entry/Object ID

2026.032.360

Description

B & W photo of USS NAUTILUS (SSN-571) returning home to be converted into a musuem guided by Navy large harbour tugboats shows Groton shoreline. Groton Monument obscured in smoke, ferries, tourist boats, USS Croaker (museum) and many people watching.

Collection

Groton Public Library Collection

Acquisition

Accession

2026.032

Source or Donor

Found in Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Made/Created

Artist

Patterson, Robert

Date made

1985

Place

Location

Groton

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Ferries, Photographic prints, Photographs, Submarines, Tugboats

Search Terms

Communications & Public Utilities, Photography, Submarines, U.S. Navy, "First Nuclear-Powered Submarine", Groton, United States Navy, USS NAUTILUS (SSN 571), Groton Bank

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

9.25"x14"

General Notes

Note

Original or Copy: Copy Status: Good Status By: Sheila Sullivan Status Date: 2026-08-26