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Launch of the SSBN 658 Mariano C. Vallejo at Mare Island (above)

When the nuclear ballistic missile submarine USS Mariano G. Vallejo SSBN 658 was decommissioned in 1995, parts of the boat were saved with the idea that someday they would be put on public display on Mare Island. Those parts include the boat's control room, her periscopes, and her 65-ton sail & dive planes. The periscopes and control room displays are now in the Mare Island Museum, literally across the street from where the ship was built & launched 30 years earlier.

Though recently cleaned up and repainted, the sail remains standing in a temporary location, locked behind a chain link fence. The Mare Island Historic Park Foundation, the sail's caretaker, is working on a plan to place the 658's sail in a dramatic, accessible site for permanent display.

This will take money - and the support of all those who recognize the history of Mare Island, the important role of the nuclear submarine fleet in the defense of the United States, and who support the recognition of all those who built and served on the 658. (To left - an artist's rendering of proposed Memorial site in Alden Park, Mare Island)

We need help in the form of cash, structural engineering, landscape architecture, structural concrete, and more. If you don't have money to spare, we can use your labor, and if, like many of us, your tired old bones protest at the thought of cutting poles and digging holes, we can use your support in spreading the news of our efforts throughout the Vallejo community.

Donate to the SSBN 658 Mariano C. Vallejo Memorial Site thru our Donate Now / PayPal page - here. Or, send check or money order donations for the 658 Sail Project, payable to "Save Our Sail MIHPF" and mail to:

MIHPF Save Our Sail Fund
257 Cottonwood Drive
Vallejo, CA 94591

Email us for more information about DONATIONS.

All donations are tax-deductible - we are a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.