After the reserve period and before she became a museum, other gauges were removed and/or vandalized. Many other gauges and controls were replaced so the crew could simulate operating the submarine without ever leaving the dock or actually diving the boat.
Wires led to electronic (selsyn) replacements for the shallow water depth gauges on the dive station and the conning tower.
#DEPTH GAUGE SIMULATOR#
Our priority is always to prevent any changes to the historic fabric that cannot be easily reversed.ĭuring the 1960s when Pampanito was used as a reserve trainer, a simulator control station was mounted on the aft deck. Although the submarine will never dive again, our goal is to restore the gauges as a museum worthy reference examples of the technology whenever possible. In addition, the After Torpedo Room, Conning Tower, and Escape Trunk in the Forward torpedo room had depth and compartment pressure gauges needed for emergency escape. This note is a description of the project to replace the missing depth gauges, and a heartfelt thank you note to the individuals and corporations that helped make it possible.ĭuring WW II Pampanito the depth gauges in the Control Room and Conning Tower where critical to the safe underwater operation of boat. Our preservation goal is to make the submarine as complete and accurate to our summer 1945 restoration date as possible. USS Pampanito is a WW II submarine museum and memorial on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco.
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