CAPTAIN, Do you REALLY know your boat?

sqk7744 · 09-03-07, 03:13 PM

Thanks for clicking-in this post. Now that I've got your attention, I wanted to ask how well you know your present command? What was the real Captain's name? How many War Patrols did your boat see? Where did she first slide down the ways? What was her Fate?

Here's a little gift I learned from Flying Long Haul in Flightsim: slow down the Accelerated Time and read the Aircrafts' (PMDG) manual.

Next time you are crossing the Pacific, far from harm with lots of Ocean between point A and point B, why not slow down the accelerated time a few notches, do a perusal on Wikipedia or Google your boat.

Read-up on the history and service she saw:

Look at photos of your boat, how many conversions did she see?
Look at photos of the Officers and Crew (how many Seadogs or cats were on board)
Read the Patrol Logs.
Also a good read while at sea: The Silent Service in World War II: The Fleet Type Submarine (manual)

I assure you it will be a rewarding experience that makes your War Patrols even more memorable as you relive a part of history while listening to War Time Radio (see Captain Cox's: Captain Midnight Mod) as your Diesels glide you through the Sea.

Calm Seas and thanks for reading

LOTS OF GREAT LINKS
http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08200.htm

http://ufaqs.com/wiki/en/us/

http://www.broseker.net/babroseker/index.shtml

http://rddesigns.com/subs/200.html

http://www.fleetsubmarine.com/ (thanks RDP)

http://www.maritime.org/navyfile/namesgroup2.htm
(find: 284 SS SUBMARINES.)

http://www.subvetpaul.com/Memorials_List.html
(SUBMARINES Memorials)

http://www.esryle.com/coblinks/links/
(links to each boat)

http://www.rddesigns.com/subs/fleet.html
(great Fleet Boat photo's by Class)

mookiemookie · 09-03-07, 03:21 PM

I always do this. I consider it a bad luck sign if I get a boat that was lost during the war!

ReallyDedPoet · 09-03-07, 03:22 PM

Nice idea sqk7744

There is certainly lots you do to get into the game.

My sig is a link to http://www.fleetsubmarine.com/

Some great information there. Anyway, great thread

RDP

Lafferty · 09-03-07, 09:39 PM

I do all that so i can get a better hook on the crew.

Rockin Robbins · 09-04-07, 06:51 AM

Here I am in the Balao. Wanted the Kraken, the that's what I got. No arguing with Lockwood, he loves being in charge and wouldn't listen anyway. I read your post and blew it off. What a lousy idea. I'm busy trying to find Jap merchies here. A waste of time.

But I play Trigger Maru and the merchies aren't exactly as thick as flies like the stock game, so I absent-mindedly start following those links there......

Three hours later!!!!!!!!
Yup, you're right. Wow. I never realized I could learn so much in such a short period of time. I'll be a lot more careful with this sub now. She has to last into the 1960's and be sold to the Argentinian navy! So especially if you're not inclined to do it, do the research. The game means so much more to you after you do.

sqk7744 · 09-04-07, 11:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Here I am in the Balao. Wanted the Kraken, the that's what I got. No arguing with Lockwood, he loves being in charge and wouldn't listen anyway. I read your post and blew it off. What a lousy idea. I'm busy trying to find Jap merchies here. A waste of time.

But I play Trigger Maru and the merchies aren't exactly as thick as flies like the stock game, so I absent-mindedly start following those links there......

Three hours later!!!!!!!!
Yup, you're right. Wow. I never realized I could learn so much in such a short period of time. I'll be a lot more careful with this sub now. She has to last into the 1960's and be sold to the Argentinian navy! So especially if you're not inclined to do it, do the research. The game means so much more to you after you do.

AMEN Rockin Robbins!!! Thanks very much for your post.

Knowing the History really brings home the meaning of 'getting your crew and boat home safe' ...instead of just another game over, insert new quarter 'to try again' experience.

Cheers!

the_belgian · 09-05-07, 01:59 PM

I don't care about my WW2 alter ego...
(with all respect)Their war was their war.My war is mine...

Quagmire · 09-05-07, 02:36 PM

ACK!!!

I have three patrols in the USS Grunion. HOWEVER, the real USS Grunion never returned from her first patrol!!!

She was commisioned in April of 1942 and presumed lost in July of 1942!!! What terrible luck.

My luck is much better thankfully. I even survived one of those nasty harbor photo recon missions!!!

.

Rockin Robbins · 09-05-07, 02:45 PM

When I get a boat that was really sunk in the war, I feel like I have an obligation to give them a better fate.

I enjoyed my cruises in the Grunion just because I could "rewrite history."

AVGWarhawk · 09-05-07, 03:14 PM

Every now and then I come across a sub that I will check up on. Currently the USS Seal is my command. I just got finished with S-38 after 4 patrols. I was awarded the Seal in 42' out of Brisbane. I found that the USS Seal never went to Brisbane and If I remember correctly she was not ready for war until 43'. Makes no difference as I stopped to learn something new about a long lost boat that helped win a war.

Krauter · 09-05-07, 08:25 PM

I recently started a career that starts from PH in 1941.. and I've tracked all the names of my new commands.. interesting reading actually..

With Regards,

Krauter

Snuffy · 09-05-07, 09:38 PM

Whoops!

I'm Capt'n of a new career and they gave me a boat with the name of U.S.S. Tarpon. The game claims it's a Porpoise ... but in reality ... it was a shark?

Quote:

Originally Posted by one of the links above

Shark Class Submarine: Laid down, 22 December 1933, at Electric Boat Company, Groton, CT.; Launched, 4 September 1935; Commissioned, USS Tarpon (SS-175), 12 March 1936; Decommissioned, 15 November 1945, at Boston, MA.; Placed in service as a Naval Reserve training ship at New Orleans, LA., 17 April 1947; Placed out of service and struck from the Naval Register, 5 September 1956; Final Disposition, sold for scrapping, foundered while under tow off Cape Hatteras, NC, 26 August 1957. Tarpon received seven battle stars for World War II service.

mookiemookie · 09-06-07, 08:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snuffy

Whoops!

I'm Capt'n of a new career and they gave me a boat with the name of U.S.S. Tarpon. The game claims it's a Porpoise ... but in reality ... it was a shark?

Yes, but according to Valor At Sea, the specs on a Shark class and a P-class are identical.

http://www.valoratsea.com/pclass.htm

I'm sure someone out there can tell you the true differences. Probably pretty minor.

sqk7744 · 09-13-07, 02:59 PM

Great links:

http://ufaqs.com/wiki/en/us/

http://www.maritime.org/navyfile/namesgroup2.htm
(find: 284 SS SUBMARINES.)

sqk7744 · 09-17-07, 03:49 PM

http://www.rddesigns.com/subs/fleet.html
(great Fleet Boat photo's by Class)

09-03-07, 03:13 PM	#1
sqk7744 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ~About 60' below Posts: 1,150 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	CAPTAIN, Do you REALLY know your boat? Thanks for clicking-in this post. Now that I've got your attention, I wanted to ask how well you know your present command? What was the real Captain's name? How many War Patrols did your boat see? Where did she first slide down the ways? What was her Fate? Here's a little gift I learned from Flying Long Haul in Flightsim: slow down the Accelerated Time and read the Aircrafts' (PMDG) manual. Next time you are crossing the Pacific, far from harm with lots of Ocean between point A and point B, why not slow down the accelerated time a few notches, do a perusal on Wikipedia or Google your boat. Read-up on the history and service she saw: Look at photos of your boat, how many conversions did she see? Look at photos of the Officers and Crew (how many Seadogs or cats were on board) Read the Patrol Logs. Also a good read while at sea: The Silent Service in World War II: The Fleet Type Submarine (manual) I assure you it will be a rewarding experience that makes your War Patrols even more memorable as you relive a part of history while listening to War Time Radio (see Captain Cox's: Captain Midnight Mod) as your Diesels glide you through the Sea. Calm Seas and thanks for reading LOTS OF GREAT LINKS http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08200.htm http://ufaqs.com/wiki/en/us/ http://www.broseker.net/babroseker/index.shtml http://rddesigns.com/subs/200.html http://www.fleetsubmarine.com/ (thanks RDP) http://www.maritime.org/navyfile/namesgroup2.htm (find: 284 SS SUBMARINES.) http://www.subvetpaul.com/Memorials_List.html (SUBMARINES Memorials) http://www.esryle.com/coblinks/links/ (links to each boat) http://www.rddesigns.com/subs/fleet.html (great Fleet Boat photo's by Class) __________________ " All Ships can dive, but only Submarine's surface!" MODS: KillFlags - Elco PT109 - AOB Attack Course Tutorial Last edited by sqk7744; 09-17-07 at 03:49 PM.

09-03-07, 03:21 PM	#2
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	I always do this. I consider it a bad luck sign if I get a boat that was lost during the war! __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

09-03-07, 03:22 PM	#3
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,884 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Nice idea sqk7744 There is certainly lots you do to get into the game. My sig is a link to http://www.fleetsubmarine.com/ Some great information there. Anyway, great thread RDP __________________ Back in the Day

09-04-07, 06:51 AM	#5
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	What a great thread Here I am in the Balao. Wanted the Kraken, the that's what I got. No arguing with Lockwood, he loves being in charge and wouldn't listen anyway. I read your post and blew it off. What a lousy idea. I'm busy trying to find Jap merchies here. A waste of time. But I play Trigger Maru and the merchies aren't exactly as thick as flies like the stock game, so I absent-mindedly start following those links there...... Three hours later!!!!!!!! Yup, you're right. Wow. I never realized I could learn so much in such a short period of time. I'll be a lot more careful with this sub now. She has to last into the 1960's and be sold to the Argentinian navy! So especially if you're not inclined to do it, do the research. The game means so much more to you after you do. __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

09-05-07, 02:36 PM	#8
Quagmire Watch Officer Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 335 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	ACK!!! I have three patrols in the USS Grunion. HOWEVER, the real USS Grunion never returned from her first patrol!!! She was commisioned in April of 1942 and presumed lost in July of 1942!!! What terrible luck. My luck is much better thankfully. I even survived one of those nasty harbor photo recon missions!!! . __________________ The day publishers figured out that they could sell flashy first person shooters to teenagers in numbers greater than sand on a beach was the day that quality simulations died. --Col. Tibbets UBI SHIV Forums I guess they should have made SH4 an open boat where we run around inside and shoot each other a 1000 times. They seem to handle those games with numerous patches. --Longam UBI SHIV Forums A sad day has dawned...

09-03-07, 09:39 PM	#4
Lafferty Officer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hot Springs Arkansas Posts: 245 Downloads: 51 Uploads: 0	I do all that so i can get a better hook on the crew.

09-05-07, 01:59 PM	#7
the_belgian Commander Join Date: May 2007 Location: a mile behind the sign"end of civilisation" Posts: 444 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	I don't care about my WW2 alter ego... (with all respect)Their war was their war.My war is mine...

09-05-07, 02:45 PM	#9
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	Boats that were sunk When I get a boat that was really sunk in the war, I feel like I have an obligation to give them a better fate. I enjoyed my cruises in the Grunion just because I could "rewrite history." __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

09-05-07, 03:14 PM	#10
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Every now and then I come across a sub that I will check up on. Currently the USS Seal is my command. I just got finished with S-38 after 4 patrols. I was awarded the Seal in 42' out of Brisbane. I found that the USS Seal never went to Brisbane and If I remember correctly she was not ready for war until 43'. Makes no difference as I stopped to learn something new about a long lost boat that helped win a war. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

09-05-07, 08:25 PM	#11
Krauter Ocean Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 2,983 Downloads: 102 Uploads: 1	I recently started a career that starts from PH in 1941.. and I've tracked all the names of my new commands.. interesting reading actually.. With Regards, Krauter

09-13-07, 02:59 PM	#14
sqk7744 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ~About 60' below Posts: 1,150 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	Great links: http://ufaqs.com/wiki/en/us/ http://www.maritime.org/navyfile/namesgroup2.htm (find: 284 SS SUBMARINES.) __________________ " All Ships can dive, but only Submarine's surface!" MODS: KillFlags - Elco PT109 - AOB Attack Course Tutorial

09-17-07, 03:49 PM	#15
sqk7744 Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: ~About 60' below Posts: 1,150 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	http://www.rddesigns.com/subs/fleet.html (great Fleet Boat photo's by Class) __________________ " All Ships can dive, but only Submarine's surface!" MODS: KillFlags - Elco PT109 - AOB Attack Course Tutorial