It's an additional $3 per person, but well worth the money. With the end of the war, she was ordered to return to San Francisco. She was launched on 12 July 1943, sponsored by Mrs. James Wolfender, and commissioned on 6 November 1943, with Lieutenant Commander Charles B. Jackson, Jr. in command. USS PAMPANITO WWII Submarine on San Francisco Bay. Here are pictures and some details about what it's like to tour from my last visit.One way to enhance your tour is to get the audio tour. USS Pampanito was built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire as part of an expanded wartime production effort.
Ham radio operators may contact the boat on 7.260 and 14.260 MHz using voice, and on other frequencies using Morse Code. USS Pampanito was built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire as part of an expanded wartime production effort. After shakedown off New London, Connecticut, Pampanito transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 14 February 1944. Later, to meet the increased demands of the war, submarines were assembled in the dry docks which were normally used to repair vessels. She and USS Picuda (SS-382) were the first two of ten subs to be built in Portsmouth's new building basin.
Her first war patrol, from 15 March to 2 May, was conducted in the southwest approaches to Saip… From Pearl Harbor the ship proceeded to San Francisco for overhaul, departing for Pearl Harbor again 1 August. She and USS Picuda were the first two of ten subs to be built in Portsmouth's new building basin. Pampanito's keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine, on 15 March 1943. After shakedown off New London, Connecticut, Pampanito transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 14 February 1944. With the end of the war, she was ordered to return to San Francisco. From Pearl Harbor the ship proceeded to San Francisco for overhaul, departing for Pearl Harbor again 1 August. Pampanito's keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yardin Kittery, Maine, on 15 March 1943. She was decommissioned at The USS PAMPANITO Amateur Radio Club brings the radio room to life on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month using the callsign NJ6VT – NJVT was the boat's call sign during WWII. She was launched on 12 July 1943, sponsored by Mrs. James Wolfender, and commissioned on 6 November 1943, with Lieutenant Commander Charles B. Jackson, Jr. in command. She was decommissioned at Masts and conning tower, with broom and tree, in March 2003The USS PAMPANITO Amateur Radio Club brings the radio room to life on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month using the callsign NJ6VT – NJVT was the boat's call sign during WWII. Later, to meet the increased demands of the war, submarines were assembled in the dry docks which were normally used to repair vessels. If you are a military history buff or have never been on a submarine before, I highly recommend touring the USS Pampanito SS-383. Pampanitos keel was laid down on March 15, 1943, and she was launched the f… It remains as one of the few seaworthy submarines which saw action during the Second World War. It not only walks you through each room, but also includes accounts from those that served on the vessel dur… Ham radio operators may contact the boat on 7.260 and 14.260 MHz using voice, and on other frequencies using Morse Code.
Ham radio operators may contact the boat on 7.260 and 14.260 MHz using voice, and on other frequencies using Morse Code. USS Pampanito was built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire as part of an expanded wartime production effort. After shakedown off New London, Connecticut, Pampanito transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 14 February 1944. Later, to meet the increased demands of the war, submarines were assembled in the dry docks which were normally used to repair vessels. She and USS Picuda (SS-382) were the first two of ten subs to be built in Portsmouth's new building basin.
Her first war patrol, from 15 March to 2 May, was conducted in the southwest approaches to Saip… From Pearl Harbor the ship proceeded to San Francisco for overhaul, departing for Pearl Harbor again 1 August. She and USS Picuda were the first two of ten subs to be built in Portsmouth's new building basin. Pampanito's keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine, on 15 March 1943. After shakedown off New London, Connecticut, Pampanito transited the Panama Canal and arrived at Pearl Harbor on 14 February 1944. With the end of the war, she was ordered to return to San Francisco. From Pearl Harbor the ship proceeded to San Francisco for overhaul, departing for Pearl Harbor again 1 August. Pampanito's keel was laid down by the Portsmouth Navy Yardin Kittery, Maine, on 15 March 1943. She was decommissioned at The USS PAMPANITO Amateur Radio Club brings the radio room to life on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month using the callsign NJ6VT – NJVT was the boat's call sign during WWII. She was launched on 12 July 1943, sponsored by Mrs. James Wolfender, and commissioned on 6 November 1943, with Lieutenant Commander Charles B. Jackson, Jr. in command. She was decommissioned at Masts and conning tower, with broom and tree, in March 2003The USS PAMPANITO Amateur Radio Club brings the radio room to life on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month using the callsign NJ6VT – NJVT was the boat's call sign during WWII. Later, to meet the increased demands of the war, submarines were assembled in the dry docks which were normally used to repair vessels. If you are a military history buff or have never been on a submarine before, I highly recommend touring the USS Pampanito SS-383. Pampanitos keel was laid down on March 15, 1943, and she was launched the f… It remains as one of the few seaworthy submarines which saw action during the Second World War. It not only walks you through each room, but also includes accounts from those that served on the vessel dur… Ham radio operators may contact the boat on 7.260 and 14.260 MHz using voice, and on other frequencies using Morse Code.