CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
With all the site preparation work completed, we are making progress all over the Memorial site every day.
1. The construction of the full size submarine replica requires 21 steel hull “rings”, 32 feet in diameter and 14 feet high, plus special reinforced supports for the placement of the Conning Tower, Big Red Machine and Upper Rudder.
2. The wharf area between the submarine replica and the existing retention pond requires a metal and reinforced concrete barrier wall, a wheel chair ramp and a raised platform, with a wooden pier extension over the regular water level supported by reinforced concrete pillars.
3. The STEM Education Center will support several “hands on” STEM related activities, and includes 2 public bathrooms, a storage room for classroom equipment and an electronics equipment room at the rear.
Check out the latest status on the live site camera in the window below. Options are shown for the latest single photo, a single photo from a past date, or an interesting “time lapse” video of progress. Photos can be shared via email to let others know in your network about the project.
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We are now working on all 3 of the main elements of the site: the full sized replica of the USS Cincinnati (SSN 693), the STEM Education Center and the wharf/pier structure next to the existing retention pond . The hull “ribs” which will form the shape of the USS Cincinnati replica are now completely installed. The lower half of the Conning Tower is installed. The next step will be to install the Fairwater, or Forward Control, Planes, The Emergency Diesel Generator Back-Up Power Supply, aka “Big Red Machine” is now installed on it’s base. The STEM Education Center structure is completed and we are working on the inside finishing. We have just begun installing the “hull covers” that will represent the portion of the hull that is above the waterline when the submarine is on the surface.
Below are selected photos from the early and current construction stages at the Memorial site.
