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  • # 3373-77 - 2000 22c-$3.20 U.S. Navy Submarines
    February 24, 2026

    First Submarine to Circle the Globe
    On February 24, 1960, the US Navy submarine USS Triton slipped beneath the surface to begin the first fully submerged circumnavigation of the globe. The daring departure marked the start of a 60-day underwater journey that would prove just how far nuclear submarine technology had advanced during the tense years of the Cold War.
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