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Individual Submarine Boards => USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) => Topic started by: Lance Dean on June 06, 2008, 07:06:37 PM

Title: Done deal!
Post by: Lance Dean on June 06, 2008, 07:06:37 PM

Just an update on the Triple Nickel (nifty nickname).  I just heard back from a very reliable source that her becoming a submarine museum at the San Diego Maritime Museum is basically a done deal.  They are only awaiting final approval on docking plans.

Welcome to the club Dolphin!

Title: Re: Done deal!
Post by: Gman on June 07, 2008, 05:38:38 PM

Yup. Hopefully it will be open to the public within the next year.

Title: Re: Done deal!
Post by: Lance Dean on June 25, 2008, 09:36:45 AM

NAVSEA Washington, DC – June 23, 2008 – The Navy has determined that the Maritime Museum of San Diego’s application for the permanent donation of ex-DOLPHIN (AGSS 555) has met the minimum requirements for donation as a museum and memorial. The Navy intends to donate and transfer ex-DOLPHIN to the Maritime Museum of San Diego by September 2008.

Title: Re: Done deal!
Post by: AVGWarhawk on June 25, 2008, 12:48:34 PM

Great! Another boat that is NOT going under the torch :)

Title: Re: Done deal!
Post by: Lance Dean on September 18, 2008, 09:39:47 AM

I believe we will have some great news coming forth very soon.  Keep watching.

Title: Re: Done deal!
Post by: Gman on September 18, 2008, 06:48:45 PM

Found another article, although kind of late, but here it is!

http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-7971889/Navy-research-submarine-to-dock.html

exerpt:
"...Museum officials passed another regulatory hurdle this month when the San Diego Unified Port District approved berthing the Navy sub at the museum on site the Embarcadero along North Harbor Drive...Once the vessel obtains a final permit from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the submarine will join the rest of the museum's seven ships, including a Russian Foxtrot class submarine, and will be moored alongside the ferryboat Berkeley, Ashley says... "

More great news to come!
KEEP WATCHING.

GMAN
 
 

Title: Re: Done deal!
Post by: Gman on September 19, 2008, 01:30:01 AM

As expected, the USS Dolphin was transferred to the San Diego Maritime Museum.
Here's the link to the whole story.

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20080918-2103-bn18dolphin.html

Can't wait until I get aboard!
Gman

Title: Re: Done deal!
Post by: Lance Dean on September 19, 2008, 09:26:02 AM

That's great news, thanks for keeping us up to date Gman!

Title: Re: Done deal! Wikipedia entry for the Dolphin
Post by: JTheotonio on September 19, 2008, 09:37:38 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Dolphin_(AGSS-555) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Dolphin_(AGSS-555))

Title: Re: Done deal!
Post by: Lance Dean on January 08, 2009, 11:51:54 AM

According to this link (http://www.sdmaritime.org/contentpage.asp?ContentID=727) they are hoping to have the Dolphin open to the public in March of 2009.