Just came across this submarine while visiting San Francisco recently. For a small entry fee you can do a tour of the whole submarine, seeing where men ate, slept and did the job they had to do. As you can imagine it is quite compact in there and you are going through several small doors to each compartment. It sends... More

Took my younger cousins (boys age 7 & 9). they enjoyed touring through. More of a 'guy' thing to do. Lots of narrow passages so if your on the heavy side or claustrophobic you may want to pass...my older cousin was anxious to get out!

Having seen the German U-Boat in Chicago a number of times it was really interesting to get to see the American submarines of that era. It gives a lot of perspective to what our sailors went through (and still go through) to keep us safe. It was a really cool experience.

National Historic Landmark USS Pampanito completed six patrols at the end of WWII. She came from Connecticut, through the Panama Canal and to Pearl Harbour. She patrolled Guam, the South Pacific and finished for a refit in Australia which is where I live. They were in Fremantle which is on the west coast of Australia. There is a display on... More

Spend the money, and get the self guided audio receiver. Most dont know the difference on a Sub between the engines, and the motor. It is a great companion visit to the liberty ship next door.

We had a couple of hours between coming back from the Bay Tour and going to Alcatraz and decided to go on the USS Panpanito. For the extra $3 for the audio guide you get to real feeling of what it must have been like on a submairine during WWII. You can perhaps imagine how cramped things were while you... More

Fun exploring the inside of a USS submarine. Nothing safer than sleeping on top of the torpedo. Amazing step back in time.

If you've never been on a submarine, this is a good place to experience one. We didn't pay for the audio tour and wish we had. You realize very quickly that there are many questions to be asked. There were two docents on the day we went and they were both informative. Truly amazing that our men utilized such a... More

...And the last time i was on a submarine it was the old Soviet B-515 Tango class hunter killer, which is berthed in Hamburg, Germany. At the time i thought that Sub was cramped until i went on board the USS Pampanito and the first thing that strikes you is just how the hell did they cram 80 men in... More