I seem to recall reading somewhere that the public could tour a
decommissioned sub in either Boston or Baltimore. The Navy web sites aren't
much help with this sort of thing. Anyone got any info on such things?

There isn't one in but the Albacore is about an hour North:
http://bestreadguide.excursia.com/de...albacore.shtml

Also, the Lionfish is in Fall River, MA
http://www.battleshipcove.org/

The Nautilus in Groton:
http://www.ussnautilus.org/

Also, subs are on display in Baltimore, Charleston, New York, and a variety of
other places.




"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
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I seem to recall reading somewhere that the public could tour a
decommissioned sub in either Boston or Baltimore. The Navy web sites aren't
much help with this sort of thing. Anyone got any info on such things?

"Jeff Morris" wrote in message ...
There isn't one in but the Albacore is about an hour North:
http://bestreadguide.excursia.com/de...albacore.shtml

Also, the Lionfish is in Fall River, MA
http://www.battleshipcove.org/

The Nautilus in Groton:
http://www.ussnautilus.org/

Also, subs are on display in Baltimore, Charleston, New York, and a variety of
other places.

On the west coast - you can tour the Blueback at the OMSI in Portland,
OR. If I recall correctly, the Blueback was the last of the Navy's
diesel-electrics.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
I seem to recall reading somewhere that the public could tour a
decommissioned sub in either Boston or Baltimore. The Navy web sites aren't
much help with this sort of thing. Anyone got any info on such things?

"Curtis CCR" wrote in message
om...
"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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There isn't one in but the Albacore is about an hour North:

http://bestreadguide.excursia.com/de...albacore.shtml

Also, the Lionfish is in Fall River, MA
http://www.battleshipcove.org/

The Nautilus in Groton:
http://www.ussnautilus.org/

Also, subs are on display in Baltimore, Charleston, New York, and a
variety of
other places.

I believe there is a German U-boat at the Chicago Science Museuem.



On the west coast - you can tour the Blueback at the OMSI in Portland,
OR. If I recall correctly, the Blueback was the last of the Navy's
diesel-electrics.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
I seem to recall reading somewhere that the public could tour a
decommissioned sub in either Boston or Baltimore. The Navy web sites
aren't
much help with this sort of thing. Anyone got any info on such things?

One of my fond memories of Navy days was transferring at sea from a
Destroyer Escort to spend a day on the old USS Pickerel SS 524. The
Pickerel was one of the last diesel electric subs in commission at the time
(1969) and was famous in the old TV show that had her surfacing at a 42
degree angle, with much of the boat out of the water.

Our hosts on the Pickerel gave us quite an indoctrination to subs that day.
We made several dives and made an emergency accent due to "uncontrollable
flooding in the engine room". Of course, the CO of the sub purposely
neglected to inform us Destroyer types that it was just a drill.

The three of us that spent the day received honorary submariners
certificates and a set of dolphins for our jackets.

Eisboch

Doug Kanter wrote:
I seem to recall reading somewhere that the public could tour a
decommissioned sub in either Boston or Baltimore. The Navy web sites aren't
much help with this sort of thing. Anyone got any info on such things?

Not quite Boston, but close... Fall River

http://www.battleshipcove.org/ss298-history.htm

There are a few places around the country... Patriots Point in
Charleston SC for example. The problem is that it's not viable as a
commercial tourist operation unless it's heavily subsidized, and the
ships are basically let rust except for the few spaces open to the public.

Regards
Doug King

"Curtis CCR" wrote in message

On the west coast - you can tour the Blueback at the OMSI in Portland,
OR. If I recall correctly, the Blueback was the last of the Navy's
diesel-electrics.

It's the one that breaches in Hunt for Red October and the tour is really
nice.

There's a GATO class submarine next to the USS Alabama battleship (and a
B-52 and SR-71) in Mobile.

-c

On Tue, 25 May 2004 10:21:55 -0400, "Jeff Morris"
wrote:

There isn't one in but the Albacore is about an hour North:
http://bestreadguide.excursia.com/de...albacore.shtml

Also, the Lionfish is in Fall River, MA
http://www.battleshipcove.org/

The Nautilus in Groton:
http://www.ussnautilus.org/

Also, subs are on display in Baltimore, Charleston, New York, and a variety of
other places.

Philadelphia as well. You can tour the USS Becuna, a diesel-electric
sub which served from 1944 until 1973.

While you're there, you can take a step back in time and tour the USS
Olympia, Admiral Dewey's flagship. Or tour what is arguably one of the
greatest warships of all time, the Battleship New Jersey.

Steve

Also Sprach Steven Shelikoff :

Philadelphia as well. You can tour the USS Becuna, a diesel-electric
sub which served from 1944 until 1973.

While you're there, you can take a step back in time and tour the USS
Olympia, Admiral Dewey's flagship. Or tour what is arguably one of the
greatest warships of all time, the Battleship New Jersey.

But can you visit the Philadelphia Experiment, or is the USS Eldridge in
Norfolk now?

Dan

--
Never drink coke in a moving elevator. The elevator's motion coupled with
the chemicals in coke produce hallucinations. People tend to change into
lizards and attack without warning, and large bats usually fly in the
window. Additionally, you begin to believe that elevators have windows.

Also USS Cobia in Manitowoc Wi. @ Wisconsin Maritime Museum as well as a
very interesting exhibit on subs in general and those built in Manitowoc in
particular. Also interesting stuff about Wisconsin built boats including
Burger & Palmer Johnson. See http://www.wimaritimemuseum.org/index.html
Gary

"Curtis CCR" wrote in message
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"Jeff Morris" wrote in message
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There isn't one in but the Albacore is about an hour North:

http://bestreadguide.excursia.com/de...hire/stories/2
0000616/att_ussalbacore.shtml

Also, the Lionfish is in Fall River, MA
http://www.battleshipcove.org/

The Nautilus in Groton:
http://www.ussnautilus.org/

Also, subs are on display in Baltimore, Charleston, New York, and a
variety of
other places.

On the west coast - you can tour the Blueback at the OMSI in Portland,
OR. If I recall correctly, the Blueback was the last of the Navy's
diesel-electrics.


"Doug Kanter" wrote in message
...
I seem to recall reading somewhere that the public could tour a
decommissioned sub in either Boston or Baltimore. The Navy web sites
aren't
much help with this sort of thing. Anyone got any info on such things?