In 1930, Sir Hubert Wilkins acquired the submarine O-12 from the US Navy. He outfitted her and renamed her Nautilus, and prepared an undersea expedition to the North Pole.
However, the Nautilus did make several short runs under ice, indicating that submarines could feasibility operate in and under the ice pack.
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