Exactly, I think the Torsk is the only Fleet Snort with the old style sails preserved, the Requin has the more generic Northern Sail.

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Constellation shares the same dry dock

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The size of the drydock is enormous. We see she needs some new sheets of thick steel. I understand power washing starts tomorrow if all the crude and dead fish have been removed from the floor of the dry dock.

Absolutely Growler. You know as well as I as we stood there on the deck watching, these teeth attrack the young kids who want to see 'the shark' boat. I can live with them just as long as they get a fresh coat of paint every year. :up:

So did you take the dry dock pictures?

I see your point. I'd rather see her with the teeth than see her scrapped. But I still think it's wrong. These boats shouldn't need a gimmick to bring people in.

Agree - totally. AVG and I have spoken on the deck of Torsk on a busy Saturday. We've seen the kids come streaming out of the big fish tank (NAIB) next door, only to be totally enraptured by the grinning shark's teeth sitting there right in front of them - it's totally inappropriate, but I'll be damned if it's not keeping some dollars coming into the boat, and I'm totally NOT against that.

The good thing is, for those who care to know, it's a short answer to their question: No, those wouldn't have been on the boat in service - they're there because Baltimore wanted to bring people to the boat. The ones who care understand - and I've garnered more than a few donations from people who do so in the hopes that their dollars will go to painting over the shark. The folks who don't get it, probably never will.

Awesome pics.

I plan on visiting, and hopefully becoming involved with, the USS Cod this summer. Right down the street form me.

Urgh - this looks expensive! :nope: And the following pics surely confirms it!

But glad to see there's an opportunity to donate! http://www.usstorsk.org/donations/donations.htm


Wasn't the shark teeth used on (a) war patrol? Or am I messing things up?

Why not?
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/6...1246221357.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/5339/0872114.jpg


wait for it.......


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Neat pictures! last Fleet boat I ever saw was the Drum, while it was still in the water back in 93.



I'm gonna hazard a guess and say, no... never. For the most part, identifying marks like that just weren't done. At least not that i know of. You will find a picture or two of conning tower art, but nothing like sharks teeth. Im gonna guess again, that would give an admiral, somewhere, a kiniption.

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Then again....... TLAM posts one. Being the guessing type that I am, I'm gonna say... "post war photograph?"

Thank you, sir. I can now rest easier.

Yea "post war" but not by much; I doubt the VJ day hangovers had cleared yet. That picture was taken 1 month after Japan surrendered.

The PT boat pic was during the war though.

EDIT: One more pic:
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/5743/0863202.th.jpg

EDIT AGAIN: TWO more...

USS Baya SS/AGSS 318
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http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/9278/0831812.jpg
50/50 those are wartime pics.

WOW...AVGWarhawk thats some great pics. You must be glad to be able to help out with something like this!

Its not every day you get to sail on a real WWII sub...eventhough its under tow :yeah:

Oh, I did not take these pics. These are from my fellow volunteers who restore her. The Torsk has a Facebook page/Torsk website were these are posted. I'm just gathering them up for all to see here. Been a while since I have been able to go work on the Torsk. I was not able to go aboard and there are others who let more blood, sweat and tears working on her than I. These are the folks that deserve to be on her deck while under tow. :up: Life is very busy for me right now and I can not go as often as I like. :cry:

Sun article with video.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/mar...,0,65450.story

well...your still fortunate to have that option.
Like i am very fortunate to know somebody who has his own sub :D

Yes..I have seen pictures. :up:

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And now his own space rocket :D That man is a genious!

That's too bad you can't go as often. Thanks for the photos though.:salute: