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Allonautilus Nautilus

Trivia about nautilus

  • In 1954 the U.S. tested a hydrogen bomb in the Marshall Islands & launched this nuclear sub
  • This chambered mollusk is the only living cephalopod with an external shell
  • On January 21, Ike turned in a budget with a projected $2.9 billion deficit, & Mamie launched this sub
  • This "chambered" mollusk begins life with about 4 chambers & develops around 30 by adulthood
  • It was the first nuclear-powered submarine to sail under the North Pole
  • Capt. Nemo said, "Tomorrow I will be dead, and I wish for no other tomb than" this vessel. "It is my coffin!"
  • This manufacturer of fitness equipment shares its name with a chambered shell
  • Decommissioned in 1980, this first nuclear-powered sub is on display in Connecticut
  • The state ship of Connecticut is this early nuclear submarine
  • A Greek word for "sailor" gave us the name of this "chambered" sea creature
  • It was Captain Nemo's deadly submarine in the Jules Verne classic "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"
  • In 1958 this nuclear-powered craft passed near Point Barrow on its way into the Arctic basin
  • Connecticut has a state ship -- this nuclear-powered submarine which was commissioned at Groton on September 30, 1954
  • This chambered cephalopod is the only one with an external shell
  • This vessel under Captain Nemo was "cigar in shape" with "two hulls, one inside, the other outside"
  • On August 3, 1958 this nuclear-powered submarine became the first to cross the North Pole under the ice