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my father just passed 06/06/24 and AGSS 555 was his favorite sub he served on, he was a Sonarman an E6 when he left the service in 1980. ill have to come down to see her sometime soon
The original ships were three, the San Salvador, San Miguel and Victoria...They were built in Acajutla, El Salvador. The ship San Salvador, was named after the newly founded city in western El Salvador, (San Salvador), the ship San Miguel was named after the second newly founded city in eastern El Salvador (San Miguel), and the ship Victoria was named for the Victory of the Spaniards, after a long and arduous battle, against the Native American resistance in El Salvador. In 1540 the fleet sailed from Acajutla, El Salvador, north to California
Below deck is not open to the public when on dock display. Nothing historical down there anyway. Just bunks and toilets, and engine room, chain locker, and galley.
BTW the Russian sub is no longer part of the maritime museum. Apparently it was in real bad shape and had to be sold for scrap. This happened a few months back. I was quite disappointed.
I was disappointed also to see that they restricted access to only the main level. There was a deck below where I filmed which seemed to be the crew sleeping section. But all of those hatches were covered with plexiglass. Someone in their comments suggested insurance concerns which may be true. You would have to be in pretty good shape and quite thin to go down those ladders!
I was at a Navy C school on Mare Island (CSTSC, Mare Island, Ca.) with their radioman in early 80's, great person! A shame you can't get to the rest of the sub! must be an insurance thing or something? Thanks for posting this video.
I went on this boat a few years back, crazy to see how small it is and to know how those guys lived in such a small space. The Russian sub was cool to.
I didin't think they were "homeless vans" per se. To me it looked like campers and surfers who were spending a night or two to enjoy the ocean. I'll have to pay closer attention next time. There are definately homeless people wandering around but they are mostly on foot.
