[PSUBS-MAILIST] A very big and very personal sub

[Tim Novak via Personal_Submersibles]

Ben Franklin is a really interesting submarine. It's amazing that Grumman
had the time and people available to build it when they were fully into
getting the Apollo Lunar Module flying.

It sure would be a great submersible yacht.

On Sat, Jul 11, 2026 at 10:05 PM Marc de Piolenc via Personal_Submersibles <
personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

> Good  question.
> On 7/12/2026 8:51 AM, mholt ohiohills.com via Personal_Submersibles wrote:
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> Thanks for the photos.
>
> Why has no one collected interviews with those involved in such work?
> For example. the captain of the* Aluminaut* is still with us, as far as I
> know.  I have asked the university students living near me about *Ben
> Franklin,* *Aluminaut,* and *Alvin*, and they give me a blank look.  (The
> *Aluminaut* is at the Virginia Science Museum, the last I heard about it.)
>
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> Thanks for the notification Mike.  At the 2009 convention in Vancouver we
> visited the Ben Franklin at the museum and the curator opened it up to let
> us peek inside.
>
> Jon
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> On Friday, July 10, 2026 at 09:18:51 PM EDT, Michael Holt via
> Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org>
> <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:
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> In *Naval History*, August 2026, there's a note that the captain of the *Ben
> Franklin*, Don Kazimir, "slipped his final moorings" at the age of 91.
> He had retired to North Palm Beach, Florida.
>
> The submarine is now in the Vancouver Maritime Museum.
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