Quiz: What Do You Know About the Nuclear Navy?
Quiz: What Do You Know About the Nuclear Navy?
The U.S. Navy operates nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and submarines. Find out what you know about this specialized fleet.
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Visionary author Jules Verne described a submarine powered by electricity in his 1870 novel, Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Nearly 85 years later, the United States Navy launched an electric submarine that housed its own nuclear power plant. From that beginning, nuclear-powered warships have become crucial parts of navies around the world. Find out what you know about nuclear navies in this ASME quiz.
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