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The //USS// //Pampanito// is decked at pier 45, Fisherman's Wharf. If you went to the sub, you would probably hear a sound like this: cccrrreeeaaakkk. When we went inside the sub, we were too amazed to speak. She had two torpedo rooms, two kitchens, a private room for the captain, and many more interesting rooms! The //USS Pampanito// served in World War II and sank 6 Japanese ships and she damaged 4. She was built in 1943, made 6 patrols and retired in 1945. Did you know that all World War II subs were named after fish?

These are some facts that I learned about the //USS Pampanito//:

1. She only had 2 bathrooms. 2. There were 80 men on the sub, and they didn't shower for 75 days! 3. The //USS Pampanito// rescued several Australian prisoners that the Japanese had captured. 4. There is a broom that the crew put on one of the towers of the sub. That means that they had a "clean sweep" by helping World War II help sink all the Japanese ships. 5. The //USS Pampanito// gets more than 100,000 visitors a year! 6. Some people on the sub got their own rooms that only 2 to 3 people slept in. 7. In the sub, we saw how big the torpedoes were. They could at least fit 2 of me! 8. If you went into the sub, went through a few rooms, you would hear old-fashioned music. 9. She traveled far distances including New Zealand and Australia. 10. They only had about 40 beds so the men on the sub had to share the beds. media type="youtube" key="R5klVAg-wR8" height="315" width="420"