The first stop on the tour inside the submarine was the forward torpedo room. Torpedomen, crew members who were in charge of loading and firing the torpedoes, slept in the room on pull-out bunks.

The freshwater river has helped preserve the submarine over the years since it's less corrosive than saltwater. Inside the museum, we were greeted by Mark Becker, a US Navy submarine veteran and ...

adding that it costs around $100,000 a year to keep the submarine in working order. "These vessels weren't supposed to be here this long." I visited the museum in December to tour the USS Cobia. Take ...