USS Albacore Museum, New Hampshire, United States
4.5 (616 reviews) Sunday: 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #2 in Portsmouth Speciality Museums • History Museums
You won't regret visiting this!
The USS Albacore is a research submarine, designed by the U.S. Navy to test experimental features used in modern submarines. The Navy tested top-secret features that led to the high-speed silent operation used on modern U.S. submarines. Today, Albacore has been preserved and is opened to the public Every visitor can go inside and explore this remarkable submarine. You will be able to look through the periscope, explore the control room, engineering spaces, and bunkrooms, and hear crew members tell of things that happened when they were at sea. Tours through Albacore are self-guided. As you walk through the ship, a series of audio stations highlight Albacore's unique features. Recordings by former crew members tell about daily life and some hair-raising incidents aboard the sub. The Visitor Center is your starting point for the tour. The Gift Shop offers souvenirs of your visit. The Memorial Garden preserves the memory of those who have served on Albacore and other U.S. submarines.
Address
600 Market St, Portsmouth, NH 03801-3361
Mobile
Website
http://www.ussalbacore.org/
Working hours
Monday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Tuesday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Wednesday : 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Thursday : 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Friday : 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Saturday : 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Sunday : 9:30 AM - 4:30 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 05, 2024, 3:49
User Ratings
4.5 based on (616 reviews)
Reviews
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5AC97 5:00 PM Apr 7, 2021
Touring the USS Albacore Museum
Excellent trip! We arrived at approximately 1 pm and made our way inside to buy our tickets. There were several docents positioned outside that provided useful information about the submarine and its history. There were also several informational plaques located throughout the outside museum and inside the submarine that contained buttons with the actual voices of crew members that worked on the submarine. These voices gave us detailed information about what we were seeing and how life was like on the submarine. We actually got to go inside of the submarine, and we saw the bunks that the crew members slept on, the kitchen, the dining area, the bathrooms and showers, the control room and the engineering aspect. I gained a lot of knowledge doing this tour and thought it was pretty neat that we got to step inside of an actual submarine. The self guided tour was very detailed and I left without having any additional questions. TIP: I recommend spending 1 hour here if you truly want to see everything.
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5Eosphotog 5:00 PM Aug 27, 2022
Must do for museum ship enthusiasts! There is no other boat like this!
We drove past this on the way to a habor cruise and just had to stop by. The boat is in excellent condition and is rich in history. Truely unique, the USS Albacore is a test submarine, and experimented with several technologies with the successes put into service. Having visited many museum ships, the Albacore does NOT show its age (perhaps due to not being on the water?), and as a result really gives a good idea of what conditions were like when it was in service.
