USS Requin
USS Requin, a Tench-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named after the requin, French for shark. Since 1990 it has been a museum ship at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Photo: Malo, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Acrisure Stadium and Kamin Science Center.
Acrisure Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Acrisure Stadium, formerly known as Heinz Field, is a stadium located in the North Shore neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. It primarily serves as the home of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League and the Pittsburgh Panthers of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. Acrisure Stadium is situated 960 feet northeast of USS Requin.
Kamin Science Center
Museum
Photo: Allie Caulfield, CC BY 2.0.
The Kamin Science Center, formerly known as the Carnegie Science Center, is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Chateau neighborhood, across the street from Acrisure Stadium.
Highmark SportsWorks
Museum
The Kamin Science Center, formerly known as the Carnegie Science Center, is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is located in the Chateau neighborhood, across the street from Acrisure Stadium. Highmark SportsWorks is situated 430 feet north of USS Requin.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Allegheny West and Downtown Pittsburgh.
Allegheny West
Neighborhood
Photo: Ainulindale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Allegheny West is a historic neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's North Side. The Pittsburgh Historic Review Commission voted in favor of designating the neighborhood as a city historic district in September 1989.
Downtown Pittsburgh
Photo: Chris connelly, CC BY 2.0.
Downtown Pittsburgh is the main business district and urban center of life in the city. Constrained by the Allegheny River on the north and the Monongahela River on the south, which join to form the Ohio River at what is known as the "Point", Downtown has been forced to grow upwards.
Central Northside
Neighborhood
Photo: Ainulindale, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Central Northside is a neighborhood in the North Side of the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It has a zip code of 15212, and has representation on Pittsburgh City Council by the council member for District 6.
USS Requin
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: US Navy diesel-electric submarine (1945-1968)
- Categories: military museum, preserved watercraft, ship, building, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pittsburgh Region, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
40.44511° or 40° 26′ 42″ northLongitude
-80.01852° or 80° 1′ 7″ westInception
1945Open location code
86GXCXWJ+2HOpenStreetMap ID
way 170669929OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=shipOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q7873400
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“USS Requin” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “鮫魚號潛艇”
- French: “USS Requin”
- Japanese: “レクゥイン (潜水艦)”
- Japanese: “レクゥイン”
- Persian: “یواساس ریکوین”
- Vietnamese: “USS Requin”
- “USS Requin”
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