USS Halibut nuclear submarine

The American nuclear submarine USS Halibut visited New Zealand in 1960. The welcome the crew received is in marked contrast to that accorded to US nuclear powered ships and submarines in the late 1970s and 1980s.

This video Appears In 2 Articles:

The 1960s
Nuclear-free New Zealand

Keywords

nuclear ships

wellington city

1960s

americans

Credit

Film courtesy of Archives New Zealand - Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga
Reference: Pictorial Parade No 101, pt 1

Permission of Archives New Zealand Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga must be obtained before any re-use of this material.

How to cite this page

'USS Halibut nuclear submarine', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/video/uss-halibut-nuclear-submarine, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 3-May-2019