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U.S. and British sailors explore the Arctic ice cap while conducting the first U.S./British coordinated surfacing at the North Pole. The ships are, left to right: the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SEA DEVIL (SSN-664), the fleet submarine HMS SUPERB (S-109) and the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BILLFISH (SSN-676)

US and British sailors explore the Arctic ice cap while conducting the first US and British coordinated surfacing at the North Pole. The ships are from left to right: the fleet submarine HMS SUPERB (S 109), the nuclear-powered attack submarines, USS BILLFISH (SSN 676) and the USS SEA DEVIL (SSN 664)

US and British sailors explore the Arctic ice cap while conducting the first US and British coordinated surfacing at the North Pole. The ships are from left to right: the nuclear-powered attack submarines, USS SEA DEVIL (SSN 664), USS BILLFISH (SSN 676), and the fleet submarine HMS SUPERB (S 109). (Substandard image)

US and British sailors explore the Arctic ice cap while conducting the first US and British coordinated surfacing at the North Pole. The ships are from left to right: the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SEA DEVIL (SSN 664), the fleet submarine HMS SUPERB (S 109) and the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BILLFISH (SSN 676)

Standing in front of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS PARGO (SSN 650) on the ice north of the Arctic Circle are, from left: CAPT Charles E. Armitage, RADM Millard S. Firebaugh, CAPT Dorothy A. Prose, VADM Henry G. Chiles Jr., Mr. Wade Heck, Mr. Robert Schafer, unknown, Hon. Daniel Howard, CMDR David W. Hearding, Hon. Robert McCormack, Mr. Arnold Punaro and VADM Roger F. Bacon.

The sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BILLFISH (SSN-676) protudes from the ice while the ship is surfaced at the North Pole. The sail-mounted diving planes are in the vertical position for breaking through the ice

Crew members emerge from the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SEAHORSE (SSN 669) shortly after the vessel surfaced through the ice at the North Pole during exercise ICE EX '90. The sail of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS GURNARD (SSN 662), which also just surfaced, can be seen on the horizon

The US Navy (USN) Los Angeles class Attack Submarine USS HAMPTON (SSN 767) surfaced at the North Pole. HAMPTON and a Royal Navy submarine took part in Ice Exercise 04 (ICEX 04), a joint operational exercise beneath the polar ice cap. The Ice Exercise demonstrates the US and British Submarine Force's ability to freely navigate in all international waters, including the Arctic

Guests saluting at the commissioning of the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS MINNEAPOLIS-ST. PAUL (SSN 708) are, left to right: Vice Admiral B. Kauderer, Commander, Submarine Force, Atlantic Fleet; Senator D. Durenberger, Republican-Minneapolis; Captain R. Schlicter, Commading Officer; and General John Vessey Jr., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of STAFF; and Mrs. Durenberger, sponsor

U.S. and British sailors explore the Arctic ice cap while conducting the first U.S./British coordinated surfacing at the North Pole. The ships are, left to right: the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS SEA DEVIL (SSN-664), the fleet submarine HMS SUPERB (S-109) and the nuclear-powered attack submarine USS BILLFISH (SSN-676)

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