Keywords: US Navy 070404-A-1595E-009 Chief Electrician^rsquo,s Mate Zach Montello, left, and Chief Electrician^rsquo,s Mate Stephen Brooke rig shore cables to NR-1 upon its return to Naval Submarine Base New London.jpg en GROTON Conn April 4 2007 Chief Electrician s Mate Zach Montello left and Chief Electrician s Mate Stephen Brooke rig shore cables to NR-1 upon its return to Naval Submarine Base New London NR-1 conducted a visual and acoustic survey of the Flower Garden Banks in the Gulf of Mexico The expedition was a joint effort with Dr Robert D Ballard and the Institute for Exploration NR-1 the world's smallest nuclear submarine was built in 1969 and has been continually upgraded to provide outstanding capabilities for military surveillance and marine research at mid-ocean depths of 3 000 feet U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ira J Elinson RELEASED 2007-04-04 070404-A-1595E-009 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 44764 U S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ira J Elinson PD-USGov-Military-Navy Naval Submarine Base New London NR-1 submarine 1969 |