Analysis Of USS Nautilus 'Operation Sunshine'

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On July 23, 1958 the USS Nautilus departed Pearl Harbor, Hawaii under top secret orders to conduct “Operation Sunshine”. They crossed the North Pole on August 3, 1958 at 11:15 pm. Operation Sunshine was the first crossing of the North Pole by ship. Also it was a “warning to the USSR that we could operate warship along their long arctic border in secret.” said LCDR, Benjamin Amdur, USN. It was their second attempt when they crossed the North Pole. On their first try, they had to turn back because of drifting ice. Thier trip was of great importance to science. The USS Nautilus gathered a lot of data on ice characteristics and water depths. “Operation Sunshine” was just another one of the USS Nautilus firsts. "For the world, our country, and the