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Nov. 11, 1959 - The Nuclear powered submarine George Washington (SSB(N) 598), a submersible missile launcher, cruises through waters of Long Island sound on first builders trials. After two days of successful operations off the east coast, the submarine returned November 16 to builder docks at General Dynamics shipyard, Groton, Connecticut. The submarine, launched June 9, will be equipped to fire Polaris Ballistic Missiles from Submerged positions at sea. Official U.S. Navy photograph released by the Department of Defense Washington D.C

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