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Why Name an SUV After a Submarine?
In January 1954, Mamie christened the USS Nautilus, the world's first operational nuclear submarine. The ship served proudly until 1980. The sub is now a museum piece, on permanent exhibit in Connecticut at the Submarine Force Library and Museum. That's why I was surprised by what I found in a parking lot at a shopping mall in Florida.
Despite its name, the Nautilus I saw, captured in the photograph at the top of this article, doesn't look like a submarine. It is much, much smaller. It is also shiner than one would expect a sub to be.
Of course, what I saw was not a naval vessel. It was an SUV named after the USS Nautilus or, perhaps, Jules Verne's Nautilus from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.
Are you familiar with the SUV Nautilus? Do you know who manufactures it? Perhaps more importantly, what prompted some auto executive to name an SUV after a submarine?
