Keywords: USS Scranton (SSN-756) north pole.jpg http //www navy mil/management/photodb/photos/010605-N-0000X-004 jpg 010605-N-0000X-004 North Pole June 5 2001 The Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Scranton SSN 756 breaks through the Arctic ice For the first time in a third of a century Scranton was one of two U S submarines to surface at the North Pole Scranton and her crew broke through almost four feet of ice as a part of Atlantic Submarine Ice Exercise LANTSUBICEX 1-01 a three-ship exercise which demonstrated the U S Navy ™s commitment to assure access to all international waters U S Navy photo RELEASED USS Scranton SSN-756 PD-USGov Submarines surfaced through polar ice |