The Nautilus Gets Its Name Officially: General view of the crowd which gathered today (Tuesday) to witness the Christening of the Submarine Nautilus in which Sir Hubert Wilkins will make his daring under-ice dash to the North Pole. Lady Wilkins performed the ceremony and among the distinguished visitors was Jean Jules Verne, grandson of the famous author of "Twenty Thousand Leagues under the sea." March 2, 1931. (Photo by International Newsreel Photo).