Last day in Portland :-(. Wonderful weather to wander about the city.
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry has the USS Blueback (SS-581) on display. This was used in "Hunt for Red October" as a stand-in for the Russian submarine. Besides being one of my favorite books/movies, I was curious to see how small it was compared to the minesweepers that I served on. A lot of the spaces were not much smaller! (Of course we had fresh air, and could see the sun!)
Our guide, Darl, in the officers mess.
It's a little tight in the bridge area.
Torpedo room
Nice "roomy" bunks and storage locker!
Engine room.
Being a VW/Porsche guy, I had no idea that a horizontally opposed engine would not have a crankshaft shared by 2 banks of cylinders.
New MAX light rail bridge being constructed across the Willamette River.
Swirly clouds - and moonrise.
Just for Tay... moonrise over Ikea.
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