Sub central: Visiting the submarine museum in Groton

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28 Jul 2022


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The US Navy Submarine Force Library and Museum Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Chief Petty Officer Soleman Leo, of the Indonesian Navy, looks at a display of models of the different classes of submarines Saturday, July 23, 2022, while visiting the US Navy Submarine Force Library and Museum in Groton. The men are participating in a Naval Submarine School class for a few weeks a the Naval Submarine Base in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

Craig Buckley, front, of Dexter, Mich. and his brothers, Kent, of Greenwich, and Ross, partially blocked from view, of Atlanta, Ga., walk around the USS X-1 (SSX-1), the first “midget” submarine for the U.S. Navy, while visiting the US Navy Submarine Force Library and Museum Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Groton. (Dana Jensen/The Day)

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