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Blueback offers glimpse of submarine history

Just a short drive from the Puget Sound area, a piece of U.S. submarine history sits on the Portland waterfront. USS Blueback, the Navy's last non-nuclear fast attack submarine, is on exhibit at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.
Visitors ages 3 and up can tour the boat for $5.75. The regular guided tour lasts about 45 minutes and includes information about how crews worked and lived on a sub less than 2/3 the length of a Los Angeles-class fast attack.

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