Uss Nautilus

A popular belief maintains that ships named ''Nautilus'' are named for the ''Nautilus'' , the fictional submarine in the 1870 novel '' 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea '', by Jules Verne . Indeed, the novel may have influenced the decisions to christen various submarines with this centuries-old name, but Captain Nemo's was not the first ''Nautilus''. Verne likely named his fictional ship after a common ship's name. What is likely is that fiction and fact influenced each other.

The first ''Nautilus'' , was a Schooner that served against the Tripoli tan pirates and into the War Of 1812 .

The second ''Nautilus'' was a schooner commissioned in 1847 that served in the Mexican-American War .

The third ''Nautilus'' (SS-29) , renamed ''H-2'' in 1911, served in World War I .

The fourth ''Nautilus'' (SP-559) was a Motor Patrol Boat commissioned in 1917 and assigned to patrol and escort duty during World War I (contemporaneously with the third ''Nautilus'').

The fifth ''Nautilus'' (SS-168) was one of the largest Submarine s of her era ( 1927 – 1945 ) built for the United States Navy , and served during World War II .

The sixth ''Nautilus'' (SSN-571) was the first nuclear-powered submarine in the world.

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