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From: deichman@cod.nosc.mil (Shane D. Deichman)
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Nuclear Navy
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Date: 8 May 91 21:59:49 GMT
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From: deichman@cod.nosc.mil (Shane D. Deichman)


jwstuart@ecst.csuchico.edu (Jesse William Leo Stuart) writes:
>The USN has many other nuclear ships, which include Destroyers, Cruisers 
>(i.e. USS Long Beach), Reasearch Subs, etc...

This is news to me.  A DDN?  Or would it be DDGN?  Never heard of it....

Also, the only (commissioned) research sub in the Fleet is NOSC's own
USS DOLPHIN (AGSS-555), which is diesel-powered.  I believe she's the
last commissioned diesel boat in the Fleet, since they retired the 
USS BLUEBACK (SS-581) a while back.  BTW -- AGSS means "Auxiliary Research
Submarine."

You may recall the NR-1, though -- the nuclear powered research submarine.
Of course, she isn't a USN boat to my knowledge.  "It is the policy of the 
USN to make NR-1 available to all qualified agencies of the U.S. Government
and accredited research organizations for use in deep ocean research," as the
book says, but she isn't commissioned...

-shane