Submarine in Portland Oregon

Doc Gardner	Posted 2025-10-21 1:57 PM (#105730)
Master and Commander Posts: 2279 Location: Foothills of the Ozarks	Subject: Submarine in Portland Oregon Anyone know which Submarine is at the Science Museum in Portland Oregon? My son just sent me a photo of it but it doesn't appear to have any numbers painted on the Sail Thanks in Advance Doc
Tom McNulty	Posted 2025-10-21 3:15 PM (#105731 - in reply to #105730)
Master and Commander Posts: 1474	Subject: RE: Submarine in Portland Oregon Hi Doc, I looked at some photos of the Submarine. It has 581 painted on the sail. That number belongs to the USS Blueback. Barbel Class served 1959 to 1990.
Gil	Posted 2025-10-21 3:55 PM (#105732 - in reply to #105730)
Master and Commander Posts: 1683	Subject: RE: Submarine in Portland Oregon I must have just missed seeing her at Pearl Harbor from '67 to late '68.  During most of that time the Barbel was home ported there, and the only Barbel class I ever saw in Oahu.  I never wanted to be on a Nuc after I reported to the Pickerel, but being on a Barbel class boat I think I would have enjoyed.
Doc Gardner	Posted 2025-10-21 5:01 PM (#105733 - in reply to #105731)
Master and Commander Posts: 2279 Location: Foothills of the Ozarks	Subject: RE: Submarine in Portland Oregon Thanks Shipmate.
Doc Gardner	Posted 2025-10-22 5:10 AM (#105734 - in reply to #105732)
Master and Commander Posts: 2279 Location: Foothills of the Ozarks	Subject: RE: Submarine in Portland Oregon Gil: I served on her Nuc counterpart USS Skipjack SSN 585.
GaryKC	Posted 2025-10-22 5:41 AM (#105735 - in reply to #105730)
COMSUBBBS Posts: 3827 Location: Kansas City Missouri	Subject: RE: Submarine in Portland Oregon https://www.submarinemuseums.org/