Friday, August 15, 2025 continued…After we exited the Lightship, we headed to the Coast Guard ship, which was docked on Pier 5. It was a relatively short walk west. We walked past the aquarium and crossed a footbridge.

Looking north on the bridge.

continued… This was aft (back) of the pilot house, and was closed so we couldn’t go inside.

Looking forward from about mid-deck

continued… Next was a narrow hallway with a string of tiny rooms. The sign said that the other battery was under this set of rooms. Two rooms were offices. Four were staterooms. Even the officer’s were crammed into unbelievably tight spaces. There were five beds in the Chief Petty Officers stateroom and 3 in the Officer’s staterooms. Only the Captain had a private room, and it was barely big enough for the tiny bed, folding desk and chair. One was the Wardroom, or dining room for the officers, which was much nicer than the enlisted men’s. One was the Wardroom’s kitchen.

Friday, August 15, 2025 – The plan was to get to the submarine museum as soon as it opened. We’d been thwarted the last two times we’d tried to go, so we were hoping that the adage “three times a charm” was true for us.

We found a parking spot on the street near the museum with relative ease. We were kind of shocked to find that street parking was $5.00 per hour, with a four-hour limit. This was the view of downtown from where we parked.

The submarine and a lighthouse ship were docked on Pier 3, right next to the National Aquarium.