Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Aug 24, 2022 | Museum, USA: Arkansas

The museum’s main highlight is that one can step inside the submarine USS Razorback.

Arkansas Inland Maritime Museum: 120 Riverfront Park Dr, North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

The submarine USS Razorback (SS-394) is 90 percent operational and kept as authentic as possible – meaning a 14-foot ladder climb into the submarine. Visitors experience the sights, sounds, and smells of submarine service when they step aboard the historic submarine USS Razorback

The tugboat next to the submarine is Hoga, designated a National Historic Landmark and recognized for her efforts during the Pearl Harbor attack of 1941.

It has a small museum for the submarine USS Razorback.

The description of the USS Razorback

The look of the submarine when it was first manufactured before the change

The USS Razorback Crew

The look of the submarine after it is renovated to reduce the noise.

This is the hatch I used to come outside from the submarine, which is different from the one I used to get inside the sub. There is a 14 feet ladder inside the hatch.

I entered the submarine through a hatch at the back of the ship. This is the torpedo room at the rear of the vessel. The torpedo shoots out from the back of the submarine.

Starting from the rear of the ship, I moved to the front. These are the gears that control the speed of the submarine.

This is the engine room. The blue machines are the diesel engines.

I had to go through seven of these small openings to go from back to front.

These two roll machines convert seawater to drinkable water.

Bunk beds for sleeping. There is no other passage to move from back to front other than one narrow space in the middle. This is very little space for the usual crew number of 100 to work here.