This Is What It Looks Like When One Of America's Most Epic Submarines Surfaces Through Thick Arctic Ice

The submarine surfacing in the picture is the USS North Dakota - the second warship to bear that name.

In the picture, the USS North Dakota is breaking through three feet of solid ice in the Arctic Ocean in order to surface. Some member of the crew, on the far left, disembarked the submarine to grab a quick breather.

It is a nuclear powered vessel, and can carry up to 134 officers and men.