Several events in the Hughes Glomar Explorer story took place in the bay area:

• The HMB-1 (Hughes Mining Barge 1) was built by Lockheed in Redwood City. "Clemetine" the claw that grabbed the Russian Submarine off of the ocean floor was also constructed by Lockheed in Redwood City.
• A secret school was set up to teach the cremembers about Russian Submarine Recovery at the Redwood Facility.
• The Hughes Glomar Explorer was laid up in mothballs in Susiun Bay, where she sat until 1996.
• The HMB-1 was extensively modified to be the storage facility for the Navy's Steath Test ship, the Sea Shadow.
• The Sea Shadow herself was built at Lockheed Redwood City.

• Read about the Explorer's Mission.
• See what the Explorer is up to. (link to Global Marine, Inc.)
• Information on the HMB-1 with some pictures of her and the Sea Shadow.
• Collection of Pictures of the Explorer.

I've received a message from a former crewmember that found these pages. The message is:
"Looking for original "A" and "B" crew for possible reunion. --Panama Red"

If you are interested, send me the mail, and I will forward it. I'm at dante@the-kgb.com.

• Global Marine's web site, they have leased the Glomar Explorer from the government for 20 years.