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Nuclear Submarine USS Skate Visits North Pole
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keywords: cold war, north pole, atomic submarine uss skate, artic surfacing
Synopsis: The nuclear-powered submarine USS Skate travels under the North Pole and in surfacing tests penetrates the arctic ice numerous times to prove that the submarine can surface successfully during the harsh winter months...(read more)
- Date: 1959
- Duration: 00:01:20
- Sound: Yes
- Color: Monochrome
- Type: Public Domain
- Language: English
- Location: North Pole
Nuclear Submarine USS Skate Visits North Pole
The nuclear powered submarine USS Skate (SSN-578) penetrates the ice at the North Pole after a historic voyage under the winter Arctic ice. Shows Navy officer and two sailors looking at navigation chart (map). Shows interior scenes of Atomic submarine USS Skate. In all the submarine surfaced ten times through the ice while logging 3,090 miles in twelve days. A panning shot of the ice pack at the North Pole.
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- Newsreels: 1959 - April 6
