Inland from the coast (230 miles) the 1959 Texas Governor Price Daniel christened only submarine to be enrolled in the Texas Navy, the Turtle II.
Ray Bass, local Corsicana inventor, also appointed ceremonial rank as brevet Admiral.
See story and photos:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/70/100-submarine/
Or, search engine type-in: $100 submarine
[This message has been edited by BeBopAg (edited 1/14/2012 9:59a).]
Ray Bass, local Corsicana inventor, also appointed ceremonial rank as brevet Admiral.
See story and photos:
http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2007/04/70/100-submarine/
Or, search engine type-in: $100 submarine
[This message has been edited by BeBopAg (edited 1/14/2012 9:59a).]