Nautilus slated for preservation work
January 20, 2022 11:00 pm
• Last Updated: January 21, 2022 9:22 pm
Workers erect scaffolding around the Historic Ship Nautilus on board the floating drydock ARDM 4 Shippingport on Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. (Sean D. Elliot/The Day) Buy Photo Reprints
Groton — Workers were putting up scaffolding around the Historic Ship Nautilus on Friday at the Naval Submarine Base.
The Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine, is undergoing an estimated $36 million preservation project.
The sub made its maiden voyage in 1955, was decommissioned in 1980 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982. It is expected to return to its home at the Submarine Force Library and Museum this summer.
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