USN
Balao Class Fleet Submarine
Ship
History
USS Pampanito was built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, New Hampshire as part of an expanded wartime production effort. She and USS Picuda (SS-382) were the first two of ten subs to be built in Portsmouth's new building basin.
Wartime History
Pampanito made six patrols in the Pacific which she sank six Japanese ships and damaged four others.
Display
In 1999, the submarine is operated by the Maritime Park Association, in San Francisco. She hosts approximately 110,000 visitors a year and is one of the most popular historic vessels in the country.
Restoration
Pampanito is being restored to a specific point in time, late summer, 1945, to represent the height of WW II submarine development.
References
The submarine was featured in the film Down Periscope.
