Exeter Public Library - The USS Albacore Submarine: Forerunner of the Future

The USS Albacore Submarine holds a place in history as the first Navy-designed vessel with a true underwater hull of cylindrical shape that has become the standard for submarines today.  Built at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Albacore served from 1953 to 1975 without ever carrying a weapon or going to war.  Her motto was Praenuntius Futuri (Forerunner of the future), and her mission was experimental.

On Tuesday, June 18th at 6:30 pm at Exeter Public Library, join Executive Director, Patricia Violette, for a closer look at one of Portsmouth’s most unique attractions and historic site.  The submarine museum uses an engaging hands-on approach that will have you climbing aboard this submarine, sitting in the seats, driving the boat, looking through the periscope, experiencing a submariner’s daily life and so much more. The Portsmouth Submarine Memorial Association (PSMA) was formed to display and maintain the USS Albacore submarine.  Today, Albacore welcomes over 40,000 visitors a year to the Park. Many members of the PSMA are former crewmembers who served on Albacore during her 19-year life-span.

BIO:

Ms. Violette has more than twenty years of experience in nonprofit management and museum leadership, including Old Fort Western in Augusta, Maine; the Shirley-Eustis Historic House in Boston, Massachusetts, Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner, New Hampshire and currently she is with the Portsmouth Submarine Memorial Association as their Executive Director.  Ms. Violette received an AS in Business and a BS in History from the University of Southern Maine.  She also has an MS in Education from Thomas College in Waterville, Maine. 

This program is free and open to the public.