After a Long Service, WWII Sub Comes Home
The Razorback, a World War II submarine that is the world’s longest-serving, is back in U.S. water, starting a voyage up the Mississippi River to become an inland museum in Arkansas.
The Navy decommissioned the vessel in 1970 and handed it over to the Turkish navy, which recently agreed to sell it to North Little Rock, Ark., for $1.
The rusty, barnacled Razorback entered the Mississippi on Saturday, towed by the tugboat that had been with it since it left Istanbul on May 5, and docked in New Orleans. In about 2 1/2 weeks, it will begin its final leg to North Little Rock.
The Razorback took part in the 1945 surrender of Japan, and was awarded five battle stars during World War II and four during the Vietnam War.
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