War sights in San Francisco
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SS Jeremiah O’Brien
Hard to believe this 10,000-ton beauty was turned out by San Francisco’s ship workers in under eight weeks, and harder still to imagine how she dodged U-boats on a mission delivering supplies to Allied forces on D-Day. Of 2710 Liberty Ships launched during WWII, this is the only one still fully operational. For steamy piston-on-piston, 2700HP action, visit during ‘steaming weekends’ (usually the third weekend of each month) or check the website for upcoming four-hour cruises.
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USS Pampanito
Talk about a survivor: this WWII-era US Navy submarine completed six wartime patrols, sunk six Japanese ships (including two carrying British and Australian POWs), battled three others and lived to tell the tale. Submariners’ stories of tense moments in underwater stealth mode will have you holding your breath – caution claustrophobics – and all those cool brass knobs and mysterious hydraulic valves make 21st-century technology seem way overrated.
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