USS Pampanito as USS Stingray of "Down Periscope" movie

In 1996 I've visited the USS Pampanito. It was one year since she featured in the movie "Down Periscope". She still had her bow painted with the "SS Stingray" logo that she wore in the movie. My own video clip is not very good in quality, but at least, it has the value of testimony of how USS Pampanito was in 1996, now 12 years ago.

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• WWII
• WW2
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• sous-marins
• balao
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[vladpiranha]

I envy you. This was/is one of my favorite movies. Where was it docked?

[tvnshack]

You can see and visit the (SS 383) Pampanito at the Fisherman's Wharf of San Francisco. I happen to be there last week. And I've visited it one more time ;-)

[bluecollarboiler]

is she like the USS Torsk in the Baltimore Harbor, Maryland?

[tvnshack]

No. The USS Torsk is a Tench class submarine. The USS Pampanito is a Balao class submarine, preceeding the Tench class: Sargo, Tambor, Gato, Balao, Tench and Tang war time classes

[nitro105]

they have a Metal lathe onboard thats cool

[tvnshack]

Also, I didn't know about the "Down Periscope" flick when I made this visit to USS Pampanito. It's only later, from the volunteers association web site that I learned it ... and got the LaserDisc of that movie (what a fun!).

So, I'm proud to have on tape that fake "USS Stingray Nose Art", even if the shooting quality of the vid is rather poor. Anyways, it's "history" now ... two times!

[888ossie]

nice i just watched movie now at this

[MegaTim1971]

VERY COOL VID THANKS FOR SHARRING.

[jukingeo]

@vladpiranha

The first submarine I had a tour of was the world's first nuclear sub, The Nautilus which is in Connecticut. THAT was a fantastic experience too. That sub is also kept in excellent shape and there is quite a bit more to see considering it is much larger than the diesel subs. But in terms of overall asthetics, yeah I like the older Balao and Gato class subs. As they mentioned here and in Down Periscope DBF!!

[vladpiranha]

@jukingeo Yeah, it's a shame to think that they can't be kept in this kind of shape forever, at least not in the water where they belong.

[jukingeo]

@vladpiranha

If you live on the East Coast, there is Battleship Cove in Fall River, Mass. Battleship Cove is home to the USS Lionfish which is also a Balao class sub. When I saw Down Periscope recently on cable, I paid more attention to the sub's details and saw how they mirrored what I have seen on the Lionfish.

I like these submarines as they have that antique charm to them and I like how they look like a ship (front comes to a traditional bow shape) when surfaced.

[AirCavRulz]

I was there when this was docked at Fishermans Wharf in San Francisco. Great movie and really cool to check out the sub

[fish67y]

went on this sub last friday check out my video its cool going on the o brien tuesday cant wait ill upload a video soon

[txbadgirl1]

this is cool....

[zinsky81]

omg i had no idea. i was there last week (im from washington). it has changed alot!!. we didnt get the audio though=[