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LIFE ON BOARD BATTLE STATIONS
▶ TORPEDO
The only armaments
on the Nautilus were
torpedoes. Some
were kept in the
tubes, ready for
firing. Others were
stored on racks in
the torpedo bay.

▲ WARDROOM
The captain and officers dined and
relaxed in the wardroom. For the first
time on a submarine there was an attempt
at decoration, with pipes and ducts
covered by panels.

▲ TORPEDO BAY
In the bow were 24 Mk 14 torpedoes, and the
launching mechanisms. The door of one of
the six torpedo tubes can be seen on the left.

▲ GALLEY ▲ CREW’S QUARTERS ▶ ATTACK CENTER
The crew’s meals were made in a stainless- Each crew member had his own bed— Combat instructions were given from this area,
steel galley. There were also ice cream and an improvement on previous submarines, which housed two periscopes, torpedo-firing
drink machines. which used a shift system for bunks. controls, and navigational equipment.