Trivia

Where was America's first nuclear-powered submarine launched?

Answer

The USS Swordfish was launched at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery in 1957.

Oh that naughty less Swordfish

Submitted by blockply on Tue, 08/03/2010 - 7:36pm.

Trying to swipe the glory away from the Nautilus, launched in 1954, eh, Downeast? Don't be such a homer. Groton, CT is proud of its rightful place as the site of the first nuclear-powered sub launch. True, you can look it up.

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