NR-1

Deep Submergence Vessel NR-1 was a unique United States Navy nuclear-powered ocean engineering and research submarine built by the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics at Groton, Connecticut. NR-1 was launched on 25 January 1969, completed initial sea trials 19 August 1969, and was home-ported at Naval Submarine Base New London. She was the smallest nuclear submarine ever put into operation, casually known as "Nerwin" and never officially named or commissioned. The U.S. Navy is allocated a specific number of warships by Congress, but Admiral Hyman Rickover avoided using one of those allocations for the construction of NR-1 in order to circumvent the oversight that a warship receives from various bureaus.

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NR-1; Nerwin
nuclear submarine, deep-submergence vehicle, United States Navy, General Dynamics Electric Boat, 

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ship launching

1967-06-10T00:00:00Z

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keel laying

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Frameless

NR-1 986

Dvic103

Sketch of the NR-1 on the seabed

Early design sketch of the NR-1.

NR-1 Galveston

NR-1 2008

NR-1 closeup

NR-1 controls

NR-1 with Carolyn Chouest

Machinist Mate First Class (MM1) Brett Jebia watches LT. CMDR. David Olivier, commanding officer of NR-1, the Navy's only nuclear-powered deep submergence research craft, checking h - DPLA - 1121fb9bdf7c3f6a4b2faa4cd5aa99b5

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		NR-1 986		Commons
commons	image		Dvic103		Commons
commons	image		Sketch of the NR-1 on the seabed		Commons
commons	image		Early design sketch of the NR-1.		Commons
commons	image		NR-1 Galveston		Commons
commons	image		NR-1 2008		Commons
commons	image		NR-1 closeup		Commons
commons	image		NR-1 controls		Commons
commons	image		NR-1 with Carolyn Chouest		Commons
commons	image		Machinist Mate First Class (MM1) Brett Jebia watches LT. CMDR. David Olivier, commanding officer of NR-1, the Navy's only nuclear-powered deep submergence research craft, checking h - DPLA - 1121fb9bdf7c3f6a4b2faa4cd5aa99b5		Commons