No greater example is there than the defeat of the forces of Napoleon by Lord Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar.Īfter the launch of the vessel, the British Admiralty wanted to thank Admiral Rickover personally, since without his help the great event, and indeed the entire program, would have not have been possible. Since the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the British have ruled the seas. The day was a fitting one: the pride of the British military has always been its Navy. In June of 1959, the British began construction on the HMS Dreadnought, the first British nuclear submarine, and on Trafalgar Day 1960, Queen Elizabeth launched the vessel. The US gave to the British the entire machinery system for an American Skipjack-class submarine. We should help them." Officially, the aid was provided in accordance with the 1958 US/ UK Mutual Defense Agreement.
He withdrew his objections, saying "England has been a real friend and ally of America for generations. However, in 1956, Rickover visited Britain and saw first hand that the British nuclear submarine program would not bear fruit for many years. However, he was set against any transfer of American nuclear technology, and indeed prevented Lord Mountbatten, in charge of the British effort, from inspecting the Nautilus in 1955. Admiral Hyman Rickover was in charge of the American naval nuclear power program, and his cooperation would be necessary for the British to have the opportunity to do so. Observers saw that much time would be saved if Britain could and would take advantage of U.S. The Admiralty appreciated the need for nuclear-powered vessels and planned to build all-British nuclear submarines. During subsequent exercises with the Royal Navy, Nautilus demonstrated the advantages of the nuclear submarine against British anti-submarine forces, which were now outdated. It was perfectly clear at that moment that any effort to build and maintain a modern Navy would require nuclear-powered ships. Navy completed the USS Nautilus, the world's first nuclear-powered submarine.
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