USS Cincinnati Memorial - Peace Pavilion

06/04/2026

She's finally home — and the doors are open.
USS Cincinnati Memorial - Peace Pavilion is officially open at Voice of America MetroParks of Butler County in West Chester, Ohio — and we couldn't be more proud to have played a role in making it happen.

For decades, a group of Navy veterans had one dream — bring her home and make sure she was never forgotten. What started as an impossible idea became a nine and a half million dollar landmark. A full-scale replica. Real components from the actual submarine. A permanent piece of American history right here in Southwest Ohio.

The Northern Cincinnati Foundation built the financial foundation behind this dream — the fund structure, the donor strategy, and the permanent endowment that ensures this place thrives for generations to come.

This is what we do. And this is what's possible when a great vision meets the right foundation.

Come see it for yourself. 👇
📍 USS Cincinnati Memorial - Peace Pavilion
📍 Voice of America MetroPark — West Chester, Ohio

🎓 The mission doesn't stop at the ribbon cutting.
The STEM education program inside the USS Cincinnati Memorial - Peace Pavilion is how the next generation of engineers, scientists, and sailors gets sparked. Interactive exhibits. Real submarine components. Questions that actually matter.
You can still contribute to the STEM Education Fund and keep that mission alive for every kid who walks through those doors.
👉 Donate here: https://subcincy.org/donate/

05/25/2026

Submarine Veterans who are serving as Tour Guides at the USS Cincinnati Peace Pavilion brought the portable model of the USS Cincinnati to the Wedt Chester parade. The solemn ceremony, “Tolling of the Boats” will take place at the West Chester Cemetery this morning, memorializing all lost submarines and their crew members in the service of our country.

05/18/2026

The Sunday TODAY Mug visited the opening weekend of the USS Cincinnati Peace Pavilion in West Chester, Ohio, on Sunday, May 17. The Veteran members of the Submarine Force serve as volunteer Tour Guides to walk visitors through the full size replica of a nuclear fast attack submarine and explain the descriptions of the operations on signs in each compartment, providing an experience that visitors cannot have anywhere else in the world. Poised in front of the "Big Red Machine" are: Bob Viney, US Naval Academy class of 1970 holding that big old mug; with Bob Askins, Dick Young, Greg Sanders, Dennis Griffith, Joe Koize, Steve Hayes, Wayne Laib, Mike Wolber, Greg Caudill, Tom Fisher, David Hallquist, and Ken Adams. Still serving the country after all these years! .

05/18/2026

The Sunday TODAY Mug visited the opening weekend of the USS Cincinnati Peace Pavilion in West Chester, Ohio, on Sunday, May 17. Pictured are the Veterans of the Submarine Force serving as Tour Guides, to walk the public through the full size replica of a fast attack nuclear submarine, explaining the posters describing the operations of the nuclear submarine in each compartment, an experience that visitors cannot have anywhere else in the world. Poised in front of the "Big Red Machine" are: Bob Viney, US Naval Academy class of 1970, holding that big old mug; with Bob Askins, Dick Young, Greg Sanders, Dennis Griffith, Joe Koize, Steve Hayes, Wayne Laib, Mike Wolber, Greg Caudill, Tom Fisher, David Hallquist, and Ken Adams. Still serving the country after all these years! .

05/18/2026

Thanks to Channel 12 for a great summary of the opening ceremonies and dedication of the USS Cincinnati Peace Pavilion on May 16. We are now open to the public daily for self-guided tours. We will have Tour Guides on site from 1pm to 6pm on Memorial Day Weekend. Come visit!

After 30 years out of commission and out of public view, the U.S.S. Cincinnati nuclear submarine is resurfacing—in West Chester.

05/12/2026

The Public Opening of the USS Cincinnati Peace Pavilion at 1pm on Saturday May 16 is now just 4 DAYS AWAY! If you wonder how much submarine veterans have learned to focus on small details, we spent a couple of hours cleaning up a load of goose droppings from the weekend. Then our President herded 6 adults and about 14 babies away from the Pavilion and over to another pond a couple of hundred yards away. So we fixed both the problem and the cause, in true submarine sailor tradition!

05/04/2026

It’s now just 13 days until the public opening at 1pm on May 16! We will have Tour Guides on site from 1pm to 6pm on May 16 and May 17. We look forward to meeting all members of the community! And if you are able, consider helping us raise funds for the STEM Education program and the AI software to provide an interactive and conversational experience for kids. All donations are matched 100%! Donate at www.subcincy.org/donate.

HOME . DONATE DONATE TO THE USS CINCINNATI MEMORIAL & PEACE PAVILION FUNDS NEEDED $7.8M BUILDING FUNDS TO COMPLETE $0.5 BUILDING GOAL $0.8 M STEM EDUCATION GOAL $500K ENDOWMENT GOAL “Peace is Our Purpose” The USS Cincinnati Memorial & Peace Pavilion is under construction. Our total funding goals...

05/04/2026

Now just 13 days to the public opening at 1pm on May 16, with Tour Guides on site May 16 and May 17, from 1pm to 6 pm. We look forward to meeting the community!

04/22/2026

Exciting day today! We uncovered the Big Red Machine so the cover plates removed to enable us to raise the BRM via straps to place it on its permanent concrete base home could be replaced. The cover plates are chrome plated and it now looks complete! We also have nearly completed landscaping. Benches arrived and will be placed in location next Wednesday for the opening on May 16, 1pm. And this afternoon the supports for the 33 informational displays were delivered. They will hold posters that will provide amazing information on submarine operations as visitors walk through the 362 feet of the submarine replica. Now just 25 days until the public opening!

01/15/2026

121 Days Until the Grand Opening!! The latest update from the USS Cincinnati Submarine Memorial includes 6 short video from different parts of the Memorial site. There’s big news shared in the last video from on front of the STEM Education Center. Hope you won’t miss it!