As waters continue to rise across the midwest this week as heavy rains and saturated soil bring multiple rivers to flood stage. Homes have been destroyed, entire communities are inundated—and in Oklahoma, the historic World War II submarine USS Batfishhas re-floated once again nearly fifty years after it was dry docked on display in a park along the Arkansas River.
A pretty cool site for those who cherish history and know this particular sub has not floated in many decades!
Aerial video fromKOTV News on 6shows theUSS Batfishfloating comfortably in at least 15 feet of water on Wednesday as the Arkansas spills over its banks and swamps the city of Muskogee. Normally, the 77-year-oldBalao-class submarine serves as the centerpiece for Muskogee'sWar Memorial Park,standing bare on a bowl-shaped lawn as both an interactive museum and a point of pride for the region. But these floodwaters have it sailing again like it's 1943.
Here's a story that ran on 'Discover Oklahoma' about the famous WWII Sub about 8 years ago when it first came to Muskogee.
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