USS Triton

USS Triton (SSRN/SSN-586), the only member of her class, was a nuclear powered radar picket submarine in the United States Navy. She was the only Western submarine powered by two nuclear reactors. Triton was the second submarine and the fourth vessel of the United States Navy to be named for the Greek god Triton. This naming convention was unusual at the time; U.S. Navy submarines were usually named for various species of fish. At the time of her commissioning in 1959, Triton was the largest, most powerful, and most expensive submarine ever built at $109 million excluding the cost of nuclear fuel and reactors.

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SSRN-586
nuclear submarine, radar picket, United States Navy, General Dynamics Electric Boat, 

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  Adventuress ⓘ
  1913 schooner

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  Bathyscaphe Trieste II ⓘ
  US Navy's second bathyscaphe

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  USS Bremerton ⓘ
  1944 Baltimore-class cruiser

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  USS Constellation ⓘ
  1960 Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Dubuque ⓘ
  1966 Austin-class amphibious transport dock

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  USS Independence ⓘ
  1958 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Ingraham ⓘ
  1988 Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate

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  USS Kitty Hawk ⓘ
  1960 Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Long Beach ⓘ
  1959 Long Beach-class cruiser

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  USS Memphis ⓘ
  19th-century American steamship

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  USS Ranger ⓘ
  1956 Forrestal-class aircraft carrier

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  USS Rodney M. Davis ⓘ
  1986 Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate

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  USS Triton ⓘ
  nuclear radar picket submarine

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  USS White Sands ⓘ
  American floating dry dock

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  USNS Bridge ⓘ
  1996 Supply-class fast combat support ship

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  USNS Rainier ⓘ
  1991 Supply-class fast combat support ship

1956-05-29T00:00:00Z

1956-05-29T00:00:00Z

keel laying

1969-05-03T00:00:00Z

1969-05-03T00:00:00Z

ship decommissioning

1958-08-19T00:00:00Z

1958-08-19T00:00:00Z

ship launching

1856-01-26T00:00:00Z

1856-01-26T00:00:00Z

1856 Battle of Seattle

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Operation Sandblast - Periscope View - Philippines

Operation Sandblast - 0858626

USS Triton CIC

Operation Sandblast Navigators

Ssn586

Pucribbontriton1

USS Triton SSN586

Operation Sandblast track - All Hands magazine July 1960

USS Howard W Gilmore AS-16 1960s with subs

Operation Sandblast - St Peter and St Paul Rock

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	1856	Battle of Seattle	battle	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Adventuress	preserved watercraft, schooner	Wikidata
object	watercraft		Bathyscaphe Trieste II	preserved watercraft, ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Bremerton	Baltimore-class cruiser, heavy cruiser	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Constellation	Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier, supercarrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Dubuque	Austin-class amphibious transport dock, amphibious transport dock	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Independence	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, supercarrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Ingraham	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Kitty Hawk	Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier, supercarrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Long Beach	guided missile cruiser, Long Beach-class cruiser, surface combatant	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Memphis	steamship	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Ranger	Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, supercarrier	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Rodney M. Davis	Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate, frigate	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS Triton	nuclear submarine, radar picket	Wikidata
object	watercraft		USS White Sands	ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	1998	USNS Bridge	fast combat support ship, Supply-class fast combat support ship	Wikidata
object	watercraft	2003	USNS Rainier	fast combat support ship, Supply-class fast combat support ship	Wikidata
organisation	factory		Winslow Marine Railway and Shipbuilding Company	shipyard, shipbuilding	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1891	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard	shipyard, shipbuilding, watercraft maintenance facility	Wikidata
organisation	factory	1916	Skinner & Eddy	shipyard, shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1959	Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company	shipbuilding, business	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding	1977	Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation	shipbuilding, subsidiary company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1898	Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
organisation	shipbuilding company	1911	Seattle Construction and Drydock Company	shipbuilding, shipbuilding company	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Lawton	fort	Wikidata
site	fort		Fort Ward	fort	Wikidata
site	museum		USS Turner Joy	preserved watercraft, destroyer, museum ship, United States Navy	Wikidata
site	museum	1988	Coast Guard Museum Northwest	United States federal agency, military museum	Wikidata
site	museum	1995	Naval Undersea Museum	naval museum, United States Navy	Wikidata
commons	image		Operation Sandblast - Periscope View - Philippines		Commons
commons	image		Operation Sandblast - 0858626		Commons
commons	image		USS Triton CIC		Commons
commons	image		Operation Sandblast Navigators		Commons
commons	image		Ssn586		Commons
commons	image		Pucribbontriton1		Commons
commons	image		USS Triton SSN586		Commons
commons	image		Operation Sandblast track - All Hands magazine July 1960		Commons
commons	image		USS Howard W Gilmore AS-16 1960s with subs		Commons
commons	image		Operation Sandblast - St Peter and St Paul Rock		Commons