MUSKOGEE, Okla. — A unique Muskogee attraction is on a mission to move. This week, a renewed effort is underway to relocate the USS Batfish and the War Memorial Park Museum. They’re currently at the ...

The USS Batfish submarine in Muskogee is getting a new home but plans on how exactly to move the vessel are just now advancing after the Muskogee War Memorial Trust just approved a plan. This World ...

Jul. 13—Moving the USS Batfish could take about 14 weeks and cost about $20 million, an engineering company intern said. BKL Structural Engineers intern Brian Kerr discussed logistics of moving the ...

The War Memorial Trust in Muskogee voted last month to move the USS Batfish to Three Forks Harbor, and now a rendering for the plan has been released. The big question is and has been for years, how ...

Efforts to move the USS Batfish to Three Forks Harbor got a $4 million boost from the Oklahoma Legislature. The state Legislature approved the allocation and sent it to Gov. Kevin Stitt last week. The ...

The iconic USS Batfish submarine in Muskogee is one step closer to a new home after state lawmakers approved $4 million to help relocate the World War II vessel. Closed since severe flood damage in ...

MUSKOGEE, Okla. — The Oklahoma Legislature approved House Bill 2794, which allocates $4 million to the USS Batfish for relocation. The Oklahoma War Memorial and Museum said the FY26 funding will be ...

MUSKOGEE, Okla. − The Muskogee Memorial Park, popular for its World War II submarine the USS Batfish, is being forced to move. “To have a museum like this is just a reminder to the rest of the ...

In service during World War II, the USS Batfish and those who sailed in it won multiple battle stars, sank 15 enemy ships (three subs in three days), damaged numerous others and rescued three ...

The USS Batfish was one of the Pacific Theater's most aggressive submarines, but her most destructive patrol occurred near the Philippines. Using stealth and sonar, the Batfish hunted down and sank ...

Oklahoma has a proud tradition of honoring our veterans, but true respect means preserving the places that tell their stories. The USS Batfish is more than a unique landmark — it is a living tribute ...