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The record-breaking dive under the Arctic ice
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<blockquote data-quote="cheryl" data-source="post: 3172" data-attributes="member: 1"><p><h2><a href="https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220503-the-record-breaking-dive-under-the-arctic-ice" target="_blank">The record-breaking dive under the Arctic ice - BBC</a></h2><h3>In 1958, a US submarine became the first vessel to reach the North Pole – by travelling under the ice. Its mission unlocked a whole new world for scientists to explore.</h3><p>On 3 August 1958, the commander of the world's first nuclear submarine made an extraordinary, if somewhat tongue in cheek, entry in his logbook: "Embarked following personage at North Pole…" wrote USS Nautilus commander William Anderson, "…Santa Claus, affiliation: Christmas."</p><p></p><p>It was the final sentence of a celebratory record of the first crossing of the North Pole by any ship under its own power, a top-secret mission codenamed 'Operation Sunshine'.</p><p></p><p>The transit took place with the 97-metre-long (319ft) submarine and its 116 crew (it's not clear in the logbook if that includes Santa) entirely submerged under the ice, a feat impossible before the invention of compact nuclear-powered propulsion.</p><p></p><p>As Anderson announced to his crew: "For the world, our country, and the navy – the North Pole."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="cheryl, post: 3172, member: 1"] [HEADING=1][URL='https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220503-the-record-breaking-dive-under-the-arctic-ice']The record-breaking dive under the Arctic ice - BBC[/URL][/HEADING] [HEADING=2]In 1958, a US submarine became the first vessel to reach the North Pole – by travelling under the ice. Its mission unlocked a whole new world for scientists to explore.[/HEADING] On 3 August 1958, the commander of the world's first nuclear submarine made an extraordinary, if somewhat tongue in cheek, entry in his logbook: "Embarked following personage at North Pole…" wrote USS Nautilus commander William Anderson, "…Santa Claus, affiliation: Christmas." It was the final sentence of a celebratory record of the first crossing of the North Pole by any ship under its own power, a top-secret mission codenamed 'Operation Sunshine'. The transit took place with the 97-metre-long (319ft) submarine and its 116 crew (it's not clear in the logbook if that includes Santa) entirely submerged under the ice, a feat impossible before the invention of compact nuclear-powered propulsion. As Anderson announced to his crew: "For the world, our country, and the navy – the North Pole." [/QUOTE]
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