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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/12/2026 8:51 AM, mholt
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<div>Thanks for the photos.<br>
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<div>Why has no one collected interviews with those involved in
such work? For example. the captain of the<em> Aluminaut</em>
is still with us, as far as I know. I have asked the
university students living near me about <em>Ben Franklin,</em>
<em>Aluminaut,</em> and <em>Alvin</em>, and they give me a
blank look. (The <em>Aluminaut</em> is at the Virginia
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<div dir="ltr">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
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<div> On Friday, July 10, 2026 at 09:18:51 PM EDT, Michael
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<div> In <i>Naval History</i>, August 2026, there's a
note that the captain of the <i>Ben Franklin</i>,
Don Kazimir, "slipped his final moorings" at the age
of 91. He had retired to North Palm Beach, Florida.<br>
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The submarine is now in the Vancouver Maritime
Museum.<br>
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