Nice Video

dean_acheson · 06-06-07, 04:08 PM

I think that this is the right place to put this.

Here is an excellent video of a tour in the USS Cobia.

Enjoy!

johnny chimpo · 06-06-07, 04:40 PM

Downloading now

johnny chimpo · 06-06-07, 04:57 PM

Nice Video, great find

ReallyDedPoet · 06-06-07, 07:33 PM

Will have a look at this tommorow at the office, dial-up here at home

RDP

dean_acheson · 06-07-07, 08:36 AM

it's a good five plus minute walk through of the Cobia. Nice video.

ReallyDedPoet · 06-07-07, 08:38 AM

Watching now

EDIT: Awsome tour!!

RDP

Argus00 · 06-07-07, 09:00 AM

That was sooo cool

My first tour of a sub!

ReallyDedPoet · 06-07-07, 09:13 AM

Amazing how much equipment, controls, weapons and people could be in such a small place.

RDP

dean_acheson · 06-07-07, 09:48 AM

In a way it is depressing, all I can think is 'how cool it would be if we could stroll through our boats like this.'

Second thought, in the engine room, you almost shudder thinking of how loud it must have been in there with those Fairbanks chugging away.

Third thought, too bad the dude didn't stick his camera up in the conn to have a look around, since that is where I spend a great deal of my time.

Forth thought, what is the sounding indicator doing there in the control room? Is it modeled that way in SH4? I don't remember it being that way... What is that electronic gizmoe with the round screen to the left of the planesmen position?

All in all, if you are reading this thread, try and view this thing from beginning to end.

Syxx_Killer · 06-07-07, 10:16 AM

What a cool video! I loved the music, too. Anyway, it always amazes me at the number of switches, valves, and pipes in a sub. And this is WWII! Modern subs are even more insane.

kikn79 · 06-07-07, 12:34 PM

The Cobia is a great boat. They did a fantastic job in keeping it as original as possible. A lot of the instruments still work, like the radar for example.

I'm going up to Manitowoc on July 21 to spend the night in the sub. I cannot wait. With the regular tour, you don't get to go into the conning tower but with the special overnights, you can. It is going to be fan-freaking-tastic. I cannot get enough of the smell inside those old fleet boats. The potpourri of diesel oil, metal, electronics, sweat that has permeated every surface is absolutely heaven for me.

I'll be going up again on August 18th. They are having the Cobia reunion and they are going to fire up the diesels!! I'll be sure to get a video of that, for sure!!!

Chuck

CCIP · 06-07-07, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Syxx_Killer

What a cool video! I loved the music, too. Anyway, it always amazes me at the number of switches, valves, and pipes in a sub. And this is WWII! Modern subs are even more insane.

Yea, but then in modern subs there's a very high degree of automation so I'm sure you don't see as many of these. :hmm:

Plus the subs are bigger! Not that fleet boats were, by the standard of their time, small!

dean_acheson · 06-07-07, 01:19 PM

That is what I was thinking, everything in a Nuke boat from what I have seen (but haven't been IN one) looks much 'cleaner' w/o the mess of tubes and valves on the walls.

I'd love to get the see the conn in this boat.

Make sure to post any video you take during your night there.

Wow, how freaking lucky!

SteamWake · 06-07-07, 01:21 PM

My god its full of pipes !

A plumbers nightmare.

06-06-07, 04:08 PM	#1
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	Nice Video I think that this is the right place to put this. Here is an excellent video of a tour in the USS Cobia. Enjoy!

06-06-07, 07:33 PM	#4
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Will have a look at this tommorow at the office, dial-up here at home RDP __________________ Back in the Day

06-07-07, 08:38 AM	#6
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Watching now EDIT: Awsome tour!! RDP __________________ Back in the Day Last edited by ReallyDedPoet; 06-07-07 at 09:01 AM.

06-07-07, 09:00 AM	#7
Argus00 Sparky Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Bucharest, Romania Posts: 153 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	That was sooo cool My first tour of a sub! __________________ ________________________ Semper ubi sub ubi ubique.

06-07-07, 09:13 AM	#8
ReallyDedPoet Canadian Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Canada. The one and only, East Coast Posts: 10,885 Downloads: 946 Uploads: 5	Amazing how much equipment, controls, weapons and people could be in such a small place. RDP __________________ Back in the Day

06-06-07, 04:40 PM	#2
johnny chimpo Seaman Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 34 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Downloading now

06-06-07, 04:57 PM	#3
johnny chimpo Seaman Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 34 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Nice Video, great find

06-07-07, 08:36 AM	#5
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	it's a good five plus minute walk through of the Cobia. Nice video.

06-07-07, 09:48 AM	#9
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	In a way it is depressing, all I can think is 'how cool it would be if we could stroll through our boats like this.' Second thought, in the engine room, you almost shudder thinking of how loud it must have been in there with those Fairbanks chugging away. Third thought, too bad the dude didn't stick his camera up in the conn to have a look around, since that is where I spend a great deal of my time. Forth thought, what is the sounding indicator doing there in the control room? Is it modeled that way in SH4? I don't remember it being that way... What is that electronic gizmoe with the round screen to the left of the planesmen position? All in all, if you are reading this thread, try and view this thing from beginning to end.

06-07-07, 10:16 AM	#10
Syxx_Killer Admiral Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 2,387 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	What a cool video! I loved the music, too. Anyway, it always amazes me at the number of switches, valves, and pipes in a sub. And this is WWII! Modern subs are even more insane.

06-07-07, 12:34 PM	#11
kikn79 Medic Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Rockford, IL Posts: 166 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Cobia The Cobia is a great boat. They did a fantastic job in keeping it as original as possible. A lot of the instruments still work, like the radar for example. I'm going up to Manitowoc on July 21 to spend the night in the sub. I cannot wait. With the regular tour, you don't get to go into the conning tower but with the special overnights, you can. It is going to be fan-freaking-tastic. I cannot get enough of the smell inside those old fleet boats. The potpourri of diesel oil, metal, electronics, sweat that has permeated every surface is absolutely heaven for me. I'll be going up again on August 18th. They are having the Cobia reunion and they are going to fire up the diesels!! I'll be sure to get a video of that, for sure!!! Chuck

06-07-07, 01:19 PM	#13
dean_acheson Ace of the Deep Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Midwest - USA Posts: 1,057 Downloads: 42 Uploads: 0	That is what I was thinking, everything in a Nuke boat from what I have seen (but haven't been IN one) looks much 'cleaner' w/o the mess of tubes and valves on the walls. I'd love to get the see the conn in this boat. Make sure to post any video you take during your night there. Wow, how freaking lucky!

06-07-07, 01:21 PM	#14
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	My god its full of pipes ! A plumbers nightmare.

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