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CorrTech Awarded Contract for Nautilus Pier, Groton, CT

CorrTech has been awarded a contract to design/build a cathodic protection system to protect the Nautilus Pier in Groton, CT. The Pier is home to the Nautilus Submarine, SSN-571.

The USS Nautilus was the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine and the first vessel to transit the North Pole. The Nautilus was decommissioned in 1980 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 1982. The submarine is preserved at the US Navy Submarine Force Museum in Groton, CT, where visitors can tour the historic ship.