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Saturday, February 03, 2007

US Navy seeks new owner for retired research submarine

Free to a good home: vintage submarine, recently restored. One prior owner.

ASDS-1 rides atop USS Dolphin (AGSS-555) during testingThat is not quite how the notice is worded, but that is the message from the Navy, which is looking for someone to take over the USS Dolphin, one of the oldest submarines in its fleet.

The Dolphin, a one-of-a-kind research vessel, was commissioned in 1968. In a notice published in this week's Federal Register, the Navy said it will accept offers from government agencies, nonprofit groups or other institutions willing to make the submarine into a museum.

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