San Diego Maritime Museum Receives Former USS Dolphin
As Navy ships get old, most of the time they are either mothballed, or decommissioned and sold for scrap. Recently over the last several years some ships have started to be sunk to make artificial reefs in different areas to aid the undersea wildlife.
The US Navy recently decommissioned a older Navy diesel submarine that was based in San Diego. The former USS Dolphin has been given to the San Diego Maritime museum, and was given to the museum in a ceremony that took place September 18th in Washington DC.
The ex Dolphin ended service in 2007 and had served proudly for over 30 years in Navy research and service from its port in San Diego.
The submarine was 65 feet long, and one of the deepest diving diesel electric submarines in the US Navy, with a maximum depth of 3,000 feet. It was designed expressly for research and testing, and used instruments and electronics designed for deep water scientific experiments, as well as other missions.
The Dolphin was used by Department of Defense and by civilian agencies when they networked with the US Navy. The Dolphin was the last operational diesel electric submarines in active duty service in the US Navy.
San Diego Maritime Museum Receives Former USS Dolphin
As Navy ships get old, most of the time they are either mothballed, or decommissioned and sold for scrap. Recently over the last several years some ships have started to be sunk to make artificial reefs in different areas to aid the undersea wildlife.
The US Navy recently decommissioned a older Navy diesel submarine that was based in San Diego. The former USS Dolphin has been given to the San Diego Maritime museum, and was given to the museum in a ceremony that took place September 18th in Washington DC.
The ex Dolphin ended service in 2007 and had served proudly for over 30 years in Navy research and service from its port in San Diego.
The submarine was 65 feet long, and one of the deepest diving diesel electric submarines in the US Navy, with a maximum depth of 3,000 feet. It was designed expressly for research and testing, and used instruments and electronics designed for deep water scientific experiments, as well as other missions.
The Dolphin was used by Department of Defense and by civilian agencies when they networked with the US Navy. The Dolphin was the last operational diesel electric submarines in active duty service in the US Navy.
