<P> Nautilus 's keel was laid at General Dynamics ' Electric Boat Division in Groton , Connecticut by Harry S. Truman on 14 June 1952 . She was christened on 21 January 1954 and launched into the Thames River , sponsored by Mamie Eisenhower . Nautilus was commissioned on 30 September 1954 , under the command of Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson , USN . </P>
<P> Nautilus 's keel was laid at General Dynamics ' Electric Boat Division in Groton , Connecticut by Harry S. Truman on 14 June 1952 . She was christened on 21 January 1954 and launched into the Thames River , sponsored by Mamie Eisenhower . Nautilus was commissioned on 30 September 1954 , under the command of Commander Eugene P. Wilkinson , USN . </P>
where was the world 's first nuclear powered submarine built
where was the world 's first nuclear powered submarine built
Groton , Connecticut
Groton , Connecticut