The USS Pampanito submarine sits dockside at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. Countless tourists and locals have likely seen it, an obviously older boat that looks out of place and time in the ...

Turns out the worst thing for a World War II submarine is seawater. Add salt to the bronze of the torpedo tubes and the steel in the hull, and the sub becomes fast food for corrosives. Dry-dock ...

A submarine used in World War II is back home in the San Francisco Bay. The USS Pampanito, a floating museum and national historic landmark is currently docked at Pier 45 at Fisherman's Wharf. The ...

SAN FRANCISCO – Jim Pappas walked through the museum doors and exclaimed, “That’s my brother!” Pappas, 91, of Wood County immediately recognized his brother Paul as one of three crew members in large ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- An emotional reunion took place on the high seas today between a man and a ship. We were at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco as 93-year-old Spencer Stimler of Southern ...

We are celebrating the 75th Anniversary of two great World War II museum ships – the USS , and the SS ! Let us take you back to the past, a USO party in 1943. You’ll see singers and dancers, period ...

The USS Pampanito (SS-383) is a World War II Balao class Fleet submarine museum and memorial that is open for visitors daily at San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf. The Pampanito made six patrols in the ...

Mr. Taylor, who was a veteran of the U.S. Navy submarine service himself, spent more than 20 years as a paid crew member and later as a volunteer aboard the Pampanito at Pier 45 on Fisherman's Wharf. ...