Inside the Bacuna, a Balao class sub from 1944, later refitted as a Guppy. Now moored in Philadelphia.
It was a bit surreal touring this as you could literally walk onto the sub with no supervision and wander around. I'm pretty sure I was the only one on the boat the whole time.
My first job after college was for an offshore drilling contractor who pioneered the self propelled semi submersible drilling rig. They used surplus diesels and submarine motors. I became very familiar with the Fairbanks Morse opposed piston engines and the dual armature submarine propulsion motors.
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