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A view of the stern fin and sail of the nuclear-powered submarine USS TREPANG (SSN 674) surfaced through the polar ice cap. The TREPANG is providing support for a naval research team camping in the Arctic

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A view of the stern fin and sail of the nuclear-powered submarine USS TREPANG (SSN 674) surfaced through the polar ice cap. The TREPANG is providing support for a naval research team camping in the Arctic

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Country: Arctic Circle

Scene Camera Operator: JOC Fred J. Klinkenberger

Release Status: Released to Public
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Beginning in ancient times, humans sought to operate under the water. The legendary origins of the submarine stretch back to 332 BC with a tale about Alexander the Great being lowered into the sea in a glass barrel to study fish. The submarine concept was thereafter consigned to the backwaters of history for some 1,800 years. This collection presents various submarines: from small and simple to nuclear-powered underwater behemoths.

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01/04/1986
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The U.S. National Archives
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