airwolf48453
02-03-07, 12:35 PM
A submarine can be yours for the asking
SAN DIEGO, California
If you've got a place to store a 165-foot submarine,
it could be yours, free of charge.
The Navy is trying to unload the vintage vessel called the U-S-S Dolphin.
It's a one-of-a-kind research sub commissioned in 1968.
It was the last diesel-electric submarine in the U-S fleet.
The Dolphin was recently restored for some 60 million dollars,
but a Navy spokesman says because of operating costs it's cheaper
to get rid of it. One condition is that the new owner keep it in good condition.
The Navy says it'll accept offers from government agencies,
nonprofit groups or any other institution willing to turn the
Dolphin into a museum.:up:
SAN DIEGO, California
If you've got a place to store a 165-foot submarine,
it could be yours, free of charge.
The Navy is trying to unload the vintage vessel called the U-S-S Dolphin.
It's a one-of-a-kind research sub commissioned in 1968.
It was the last diesel-electric submarine in the U-S fleet.
The Dolphin was recently restored for some 60 million dollars,
but a Navy spokesman says because of operating costs it's cheaper
to get rid of it. One condition is that the new owner keep it in good condition.
The Navy says it'll accept offers from government agencies,
nonprofit groups or any other institution willing to turn the
Dolphin into a museum.:up: