Arco, Idaho -
Devil Boat - Submarine In The Desert
The conning tower of the fast-attack nuclear submarine USS Hawkbill (SSN-666), aka "The Devil Boat," sticks up out of the ground in a roadside park.
- Address:
- 400 S. Front St., Arco, ID
- Directions:
- USS Hawkbill. On the south end of town, on the north side of US Hwy 20/26, at the corner of Hiway Drive. Across the road from a Shell station.
- Admission:
- Free.
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Devil Boat - Submarine In The Desert On Hwy 20/26 in Arco, ID is the conning tower of the fast-attack nuclear submarine USS Hawkbill (SSN-666), aka "The Devil Boat." A local told me that "The Submarine In The Desert" was installed in July 2003 to show their support of the armed forces and because of the town's long association with the Navy and the nuclear fleet. [Mike Weeks, 04/08/2005][RA: Is it a sign of the End Times when submarines start surfacing in Idaho? Another landlocked Naval vessel is in South Dakota.]
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- World's First Nuclear Power Plant - Tour, Arco, ID - 17 mi.
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