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RICKOVER, HYMAN. Typed Letter Signed, "H. S. Rickover," to Congressman William Natcher, written on board the U. S. S. Lafayette, reporting that the
RICKOVER, HYMAN. Typed Letter Signed, "H. S. Rickover," to Congressman William Natcher, written on board the U. S. S. Lafayette, reporting that the first sea trials of the nuclear submarine were a great success. 1 page, single 4to sheet, U.S.S. Lafayette stationery. With the original envelope. "At Sea / North Atlantic," 25 February 1963
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Notes: "We are returning from the first sea trials of the USS Lafayette, our twenty-ninth nuclear powered submarine, and the eleventh equipped to fire Polaris missiles. The ship successfully completed all tests including full power, both surface and submerged. The Lafayette is the first of a new, larger class of Polaris submarines; she is also the largest submarine ever built..."
Rickover (1900-86) American naval officer, developer of the first nuclear-powered submarine.
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