BUSINESS PLAN TO SAVE AND RELOCATE THE USS CLAMAGORE SS-343 CLAMAGORE RESTORATION AND MAINTENANCE ASSOCIATION A plan to relocate the CLAMAGORE SS-343 submarine from Patriot’s Point, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina to a land berth communal with the CSS HUNLEY museum in North Charleston, South Carolina. Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .................................................................................................................................. 1 MISSION STATEMENT ............................................................................................................................... 1 ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION ............................................................................................................ 1 GROWTH HIGHLIGHTS .............................................................................................................................. 1 ORGANIZATIONAL SUPPORT REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................... 1 ORGANIZATIONAL DESCRIPTION .............................................................................................................. 2 ORGANIZATION MOTIVATION .................................................................................................................. 2 ORGANIZATION FUNDING ........................................................................................................................ 2 ORGANIZATIONAL NEED ........................................................................................................................... 2 PRODUCT AND SERVICES .............................................................................................................................. 3 PRODUCT .................................................................................................................................................. 3 SERVICES ................................................................................................................................................... 3 PRODUCT AND SERVICE MODEL ............................................................................................................... 3 PRODUCT AND SERVICE SHIP STORE ........................................................................................................ 3 COMMUNITY BENEFIT FROM PRODUCT AND SERVICE ............................................................................ 3 OPERATIONAL PLAN ...................................................................................................................................... 4 USS CLAMAGORE RELOCATION ................................................................................................................ 4 IMMEDIATE ORGANIZATIONAL ACTION ................................................................................................... 4 SUBMARINE PREPARATION FOR RELOCATION ......................................................................................... 4 KEY ORGANIZATONAL MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLE .................................................................................... 5 LOGISTICS OF DAILY OPERATIONS ............................................................................................................ 5 SHORT-TERM PLAN OF ACTION .................................................................................................................... 6 GAIN POLITICAL SUPPORT ........................................................................................................................ 6 ACHIEVE IMMEDIATE FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS ................................................................................... 6 LONG-TERM PLAN OF ACTION ...................................................................................................................... 6 SALVAGE AND SALE ................................................................................................................................... 6 LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE ..................................................................................................................... 7 POWER AND UTILITIES .............................................................................................................................. 7 SUBMARINE SECURITY .............................................................................................................................. 7 INVEST IN SHIP’S STORE INVENTORY ........................................................................................................ 7 MARKET THE CLAMAGORE ....................................................................................................................... 8 1 ADVERTISE CLAMAGORE’s NEW LOCATION ............................................................................................. 8 COMPONENT ADVERTISING...................................................................................................................... 8 USS CLAMAGORE SS 343 RESTORATION AND RELOCATION BENEFITS ........................................................ 8 CLAMAGORE THE SCHOOLHOUSE ............................................................................................................ 8 CLAMAGORE THE SCHOOLHOUSE II ......................................................................................................... 9 CLAMAGORE/HUNLEY A WINNING COMBO FOR NORTH CHARLESTON ................................................ 10 UNEXPECTED BENEFIT ............................................................................................................................ 10 CRAMA’s ADVANTAGES .............................................................................................................................. 10 CRAMA EXPERIENCE AND LEADERSHIP .................................................................................................. 10 CRAMA LOCATION .................................................................................................................................. 11 STABLE LEADERSHIP ................................................................................................................................ 11 KNOWLEDGEABLE LEADERSHIP .............................................................................................................. 11 CRAMA’s DISADVANTAGES ......................................................................................................................... 11 POLITICAL INFLUENCE ............................................................................................................................. 11 FUNDING SHORTFALL ............................................................................................................................. 11 LACK OF FUND RAISING EXPERIENCE ..................................................................................................... 12 LACK OF MARKETING EXPERIENCE ......................................................................................................... 12 FINANCIAL PLANS ........................................................................................................................................ 12 CURRENT FINANCIAL PLAN ..................................................................................................................... 12 FUTURE FINANCIAL PLAN........................................................................................................................ 12 THE MOVING PLAN ..................................................................................................................................... 13 CRAMA’s MOVING PLAN MODEL IS BASED ON THE PROVEN USS DRUM MOVE – ................................ 13 III The USS MARLIN SST 2 Story .............................................................................................................. 17 ENGINEERING DESIGN APPROACH ............................................................................................................. 17 LESSONS LEARNED FROM USS DRUM SS 228’s MOVE ............................................................................... 18 CRAMA NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION CHART ............................................................................................. 19 Board of Directors Resumes ................................................................................................................... 19 FINANCIAL PLANS ........................................................................................................................................ 22 CURRENT FINANCIAL PLAN ..................................................................................................................... 22 FUTURE FINANCIAL PLAN............................................................................................................................ 23 APPENDIX .................................................................................................................................................... 24 HISTORY OF THE USS CLAMAGORE ......................................................................................................... 25 2 Patriots Point Budget Summary 2012-2013 ........................................................................................... 30 CSS HUNLEY/USS CLAMAGORE SS 343 MUSEUM ............................................................................... 31 The USS BATFISH SS/AGSS 310 Story .....................................................................................................