So we drove down to see her and what we could do. When I gazed on Cavalla, my heart broke in two. Down at Seawolf Park out on Pelican Isle. Instead of a teak deck there's a layer of cement. Superstructure is rusted, and her bowplanes are bent.
Several clamshells are missing, there are holes everywhere.
To an old submariner, it's so hard to bear Her ribbons are fading, the paint's wearing thin, The story so far has been pretty grim. We went down below to see more of the same. The condition of this boat is really a shame. The pump room is flooded, and the battery well. The decks and the bulkheads have all gone to hell.