Associated Press Navy Releases Drawing of World's Largest Sub

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GLC#
GLC09677.47-View header record
Type
Images
Date
25 June 1958
Author/Creator
Associated Press
Title
Navy Releases Drawing of World's Largest Sub
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 photograph Height: 20.8 cm, Width: 25.4 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Fifties

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated June 25, 1958. Shows a drawing of the world's largest submarine named the Triton. According to the embedded press release the Triton will displace 5,450 tons of water, is 447 feet long and has a beam of 37 feet. The Triton is also powered by two nuclear reactors. The back of the photo is stamped with Associated Press information

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