National Museum of American History (U.S.) Search this
Subject:
United States Navy Submarine forces History Search this
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
United States
Date:
2000
C2000
Notes:
Title from title screen viewed 5 July, 2000 using Netscape Communicator 4.7.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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Contents:
Introduction -- Submarine and Cold War history -- Construction and anatomy -- Submarine weapons -- Nuclear submarines at work -- Operating a nuclear submarine -- Life ashore -- Present and future -- Further information
Summary:
Nuclear powered submarines played major roles in American policy and strategy from the 1950s to the 1990s, the years of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. Dive into this site to see how these complex machines were built, operated and utilized, and learn what life was like for the sailors on board and their families back home.