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Principles of naval engineering - Historic Naval Ships Association

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PRINCIPLES OF NAVAL ENGINEERINGrecords were soon broken by subsequent generations<strong>of</strong> nuclear-powered submarines. Themodern nuclear-powered submarine is sometimesconsidered "the first true submarine"because it is capable <strong>of</strong> staying submerged almostindefinitely.With the development <strong>of</strong> the modern missilefiring submarine— a nuclear-powered submarinewhich is capable <strong>of</strong> submerged firing <strong>of</strong> thePolaris/Poseidon missile— the submarine hasbecome one <strong>of</strong> the most vital links in ournational defense. The modern nuclear-poweredmissile firing submarine is a far cry fromDavid Bushnell's hand-propelled Turtle , butan identical need led to the development <strong>of</strong> bothtypes <strong>of</strong> vessels: the need for better and moreeffective fighting ships.14

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