Downtown Atlanta submarine?

ATR-42 · 04-18-09, 09:10 PM

Hey guys. In Atlanta for the day tomorrow, are there any submarine museums here?

Torplexed · 04-18-09, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by ATR-42

Hey guys. In Atlanta for the day tomorrow, are there any submarine museums here?

None that I know of...American Civil War museums perhaps. Probably the closest thing is the USS Drum on display in Mobile, Alabama.

snakeyez · 04-18-09, 10:04 PM

No, not in Georgia.

Take a look here:

http://www.submarinemuseums.org

Map here:

http://www.submarinemuseums.org/map.html

With that said, if you can spare the time, drive over to St. Marys, Georgia and visit the St. Marys Submarine Museum. While they do not have a full size sub on display, they do have a world of related things.

http://www.stmaryssubmuseum.com/

ATR-42 · 04-18-09, 10:34 PM

Thanks guys

Akula4745 · 04-19-09, 05:13 PM

I enjoyed looking through all those SS links, Snakeyez... thanks for sharing!

Akula4745

breadcatcher101 · 04-20-09, 10:53 PM

The Drum in Mobile is the closest I know of, about 350 miles or so to the southwest.

snakeyez · 04-21-09, 07:23 AM

Well from Atlanta, GA, you have a choice of two. Unfortunately, 5+ hours isn't really "close".

The USS Drum in Mobile, AL is about 332 miles or 5 hours 3 minutes away.

The USS Clamagore in Mount Pleasant, SC is about 324 miles or 5 hours 0 minutes away.

Google Maps can be pretty useful.

Stealhead · 04-21-09, 03:00 PM

The Drum is great to visit as you also get to see the Alabama as well on the same ticket and you easily spend 4 or 5 hours looking at all that they have there. They also have a bulding with several aircraft including 1 of the 2 YF-17s that where in the fighter competion that lead to the F-16 and of course later the basic design of the YF-17 lead to the F/A-18 of which they have the first Hornet used in combat that was aginst Libya in 1986.They have an A-12 there the super fighter that got cancled but lead to the SR-71. Icing on the cake is the full size replica of the Hunley the first submarine that had combat success. The great thing about the Drum is that if you wait a few minutes when you go in most people just buzz through it fast so if your a sub nut you can have the whole thing to yourself for a while.

04-18-09, 09:10 PM	#1
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	Downtown Atlanta submarine? Hey guys. In Atlanta for the day tomorrow, are there any submarine museums here? __________________

04-18-09, 10:04 PM	#3
snakeyez Last Man Down Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 242 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	No, not in Georgia. Take a look here: http://www.submarinemuseums.org Map here: http://www.submarinemuseums.org/map.html With that said, if you can spare the time, drive over to St. Marys, Georgia and visit the St. Marys Submarine Museum. While they do not have a full size sub on display, they do have a world of related things. http://www.stmaryssubmuseum.com/ __________________ SUBMARINEMUSEUMS.ORG - These are the submarines in your neighborhood! Get involved, they need you. Doyle Blalock - the life of my WWII submarine veteran grandfather. Drum228.org - devoted to the Gato-class museum sub USS Drum (SS-228) complete with war patrol reports, historical info, and restoration progress.

04-18-09, 10:34 PM	#4
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	Thanks guys __________________

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Akula4745 Convicted Ship Killer Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Just out of sight... plotting your course and speed Posts: 846 Downloads: 371 Uploads: 1	I enjoyed looking through all those SS links, Snakeyez... thanks for sharing! Akula4745 __________________ Akula4745 "If you sit by the river long enough... the body of your enemy will float by -- SunTzu"

04-21-09, 07:23 AM	#7
snakeyez Last Man Down Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mississippi, USA Posts: 242 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Well from Atlanta, GA, you have a choice of two. Unfortunately, 5+ hours isn't really "close". The USS Drum in Mobile, AL is about 332 miles or 5 hours 3 minutes away. The USS Clamagore in Mount Pleasant, SC is about 324 miles or 5 hours 0 minutes away. Google Maps can be pretty useful. __________________ SUBMARINEMUSEUMS.ORG - These are the submarines in your neighborhood! Get involved, they need you. Doyle Blalock - the life of my WWII submarine veteran grandfather. Drum228.org - devoted to the Gato-class museum sub USS Drum (SS-228) complete with war patrol reports, historical info, and restoration progress.

04-20-09, 10:53 PM	#6
breadcatcher101 Captain Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Southeastern USA Posts: 546 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	The Drum in Mobile is the closest I know of, about 350 miles or so to the southwest.

04-21-09, 03:00 PM	#8
Stealhead Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Kentucky Posts: 5,421 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	The Drum is great to visit as you also get to see the Alabama as well on the same ticket and you easily spend 4 or 5 hours looking at all that they have there. They also have a bulding with several aircraft including 1 of the 2 YF-17s that where in the fighter competion that lead to the F-16 and of course later the basic design of the YF-17 lead to the F/A-18 of which they have the first Hornet used in combat that was aginst Libya in 1986.They have an A-12 there the super fighter that got cancled but lead to the SR-71. Icing on the cake is the full size replica of the Hunley the first submarine that had combat success. The great thing about the Drum is that if you wait a few minutes when you go in most people just buzz through it fast so if your a sub nut you can have the whole thing to yourself for a while.