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| USS Pampanito is a WW2 Balao class fleet submarine built in 1943. She made 6 patrols during WW2 in which she sank 6 Japanese ships, damaged 4 others, with a total of 27,000 tons of enemy shipping sunk.
Length: 312 feet, Displacement: 2,415 tons submerged. Complement: 10 officers, 70 enlisted.Torpedo tubes:10. Deck guns: one 5", one 40mm antiaircraft, one 20mm antiaircraft. Maximum speed: 23 knots surfaced, 11 knots submerged. Operating depth: 600 feet. The Pampanito is permanently berthed at Pier 45, San Francisco, California, and is a museum which may be toured by the public. I went aboard in August, 2001, and took the following pictures for your pleasure! |
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Pampanito, bow view
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Pampanito, stern view
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Forward torpedo Room
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Forward torpedo area
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Engine control area
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Engine room
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Crew bunks
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Crew Mess
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Galley
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Main Control Room
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Control Room
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Ship's Office
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Officer Quarters
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Captain's Cabin
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Officers Wardroom
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Toilet
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Crew bunks over torpedos
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Forward torpedo tubes
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5" main deck gun
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20mm antiaircraft gun
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Rear view of 5" deck gun
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Aft view of 40mm antiaircraft gun
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