Seriously, anyone wanting to head over to see her, let me know. I'll meet you there and then get you a beer over at the Hard Rock Cafe! Just name the weekend!

Hey Link.....I think this picture was at refurbishing and final stop for the Drum. Notice the dirt mounds? Perhaps to sure up the hull for stability?

I will take you up on this offer one day AVG:up: Sooner rather than later for sure:yep:
When I do I will let you know.

RDP

I took the plunge men! Tomorrow 0700, me at the USS TORSK as a volunteer. Man, they jumped at my offer to volunteer to help with upkeep. I guess I will be scrubbing the brass fittings! I need to get a digital camera so I can do some pics and post. Being that I will have full run of the submarine...I intend to do so!:up:

LOL if your a dane you would laugh... Becuase "Torsk" is used when you say somebody are stupid or if somebody makes a stupid mistake:rotfl: :rotfl: I guess it's because "Torsk" is the Danish name of some stupid fish :lol: (Dont know what it's called in English)

Have fun, be sure to post some pics:up:

RDP

LOL I believe 'torsk' means in english 'Cod'. At least thats what the norwegian word 'torsk' equates to.:lol:

OK, don't this actually happened . . . and I doubt that it did . . . but did anything like Operation Petticoat actually occur? I mean with the Pink Boat?

The paint would oxidize and look pink. It also happened on the aircraft. There was a notable P40 that turned pink from the oxidized paint.

Good for you! I wished I had projects like that located closer to where I live. That's the downside of living in a neutral country I guess. ;)

Back to topic: MS9 "All black" was actually the standard camouflage at the start of the war http://www.shipcamouflage.com/measure_9.htm, or alternatively MS 10 http://www.shipcamouflage.com/measure_10.htmwhile later they apparently found out that a combination of lighter grey in the sides with darker grey above was better:up:

Here's the USS Cod (Gato class with the cutdown tower) in Cleveland, Ohio, pics taken by me. I also believe she is the only fleetboat left that has a 100% working TDC. You can see the gray paint and the top deck is painted black. I remember that the deck was very hot the day I took the shots due to the sun beating down on it all day.

http://img501.imageshack.us/img501/599/img2851sb9.jpg

Here is a closeup of the tower with all the awards and ships sunk, junks sunk, and a martini glass for saving a dutch submarine crew. I didn't feel like rotating the image, sorry.

http://img454.imageshack.us/img454/8610/img2847yb0.jpg

The USS Cod is a museum piece for sure. She is in great shape!

I would say the best. She's completely mint and even the diesels work if they chose to run them. I suppose the fact it sits fresh water helps. If you go you have to buy the pin they sell. It has the logo of the skull with the torpedo smashing through it.

I don't know if I'll ever get to visit the US, but if I do, I won't have any problems figuring out what to do... :|\\