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 - Furness. The craft has a displacement of 3, 500 tons is 266ft. long with a beam of 32 ft. Her reactor is of the pressurized water type - which will drive a single shaft through steam turbines. Photo shows looking down the slipway showing the Dreadnought in the water after launching ceremony at Barrow-in-Furness today
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Barrow Barrow-in-furness Beam Displacement Dreadnought Furness Launched Launches Launching Pressurized Reactor Shaft Slipway Tons Turbines
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