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Word: tonner (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Construction of three experimental submarines at a cost of $50 million. One would be a target and research sub, designed to test the high-speed hull needed for atomic power. The other two would be a 250-ton baby submarine and a 2,200-tonner carrying its own oxygen supply for a "closed cycle" power plant, eliminating the need for surface breathing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARMED FORCES: Weapons of the Future | 5/8/1950 | See Source »

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