On May 24th, a fire in a warehouse on Pier 45 on San Francisco’s Fisherman’s Wharf came very close to the engulfing the World War II Liberty ship SS Jeremiah O’Brien and the USS Pampanito, a Balao class fleet submarine museum and memorial from the same era. Fortunately, the timely arrival of San Francisco Fire Boat #3, St. Francis, helped to save both historic ships.
On Throwback Thursday here is a repost of a link to a wonderful panoramic and audio tour of the USS Pampanito. By clicking and dragging your mouse across the images you can wander from the main deck to the forward and after torpedo rooms and everywhere in between. The 360-degree panoramic photos are extremely well done. There is text explaining what you are seeing as well as an mp3 audio tour that you can click. According to the Fact Sheet & Backgrounder, the sub has its own ice-cream maker. See yesterday’s post, How Ice Cream Replaced Booze in the US Navy.