HMS Dreadnought nuclear submarine
Oct. 10, 1960 - Queen Launches Britain's First Nuclear Submarine. H.M. The Queen today launched the DREADNOUGHT - Britain's first Nuclear Submarine - at Barrow-in-Furnesa. The craft has a displacement of 3, 500 tone - is 266ft. long with a beam of 31 ft. Her reactor is of the pressurised water type - which will drive a single shaft through steam turbines. Photo Shows:- H.M The Queen as she operates the lever - to launch the DREADNOUGHT - at Barrow-in-Furness today
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Barrow-in-furness Beam Dreadnought Launched Launches Lever Operates Pressurised Reactor Shaft Tone Turbines
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