This tower, in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was constructed in 1932 for the instruction of submarine escape techniques. It was used for this purpose until 1983 when it was drained and converted into a crow’s nest conference room by Rear Admiral Jack Darby. The room at the top of the tower is called, “The House that Jack Built.”
During WWII, all the crews from all the boats that went to war from Pearl Harbor trained in this tower. That’s many brave men…many returned, and many are “still out on patrol.”
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Dawn Duffield (Deleted) gave props (6 Sep 2009):
Brilliant.
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Daniela V gave props (7 Sep 2009):
Splendid photograph!! voted.
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Leslie Hunziker gave props (7 Sep 2009):
That is wild! What a view it must have. (and an elevator I hope)
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Kathleen Mercado said (9 Sep 2009):
Yeppers! Vote!:)
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david ong gave props (9 Sep 2009):
wow! incredible. got my vote for sure!
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Gail Anderson gave props (10 Sep 2009):
My father served in the Pacific during WWII, when we were at Pearl, it was very moving for me, thinking of him as a young man in the Navy. He was never stationed out of Pearl... his home port was Norfolk!
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eithne mythen gave props (14 Sep 2009):
Terrific shot, love the comp again...
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John Linton gave props (29 Nov 2009):
Oh YEAH! Rad!
