Save the USS Clamagore (SS-343)

Seademon · 06-16-12, 08:57 AM

http://www.postandcourier.com/apps/p...-to-be-decided

Many historical ships are lost that could have been saved, as one famous WW2 submarine that was sold for scrap for 100,000 dollars and members of the crew I read in Wiki stated we could have all put in money to buy it to stop it being lost.The United States of America currently has a population of 313,741,000.
If someone set up a nation wide marketing program and its own click and pledge account for USS Clamagore, https://www.clickandpledge.com/

Buy a submarine for a dollar!

Advertise it on all the tv media, radio
Tonight shows
Make a movie for YouTube to elicit donors for the Submarine just as politicians have done
Advertise through the navy
Advertise through international submariner naval organizations
Encourage wealthy donors To be part of America's living history.

Let us say 33% of americans are children and cant pay, 33% of people from means that cant pay or wont pay. etc etc etc. Even if only 5% of American citizens donated $1.00 after a strong campaign that would amount to over $15.5 million. Enough to pay for the submarine restoration and any advertising costs.

The USS Clamagore was a Balao-class submarine, built in 1945 and still in training when World War II ended. It had the Guppy II and III modernization and while not an active fighting boat in WW2, still represents the ones that did take part and is the last living memory of its type and those brave men who went out on those vessels not knowing if they would come home in order to save their country from people of lesser ideologies.It must be saved!
Commissioned on 28 June 1945, her 67th birthday is coming up soon!!

Do not forget them, make a donation to this non profit organization. If you wish to donate by check to C/O USS Clamagore, you may make it out to the Patriots Point Foundation and mail it to P.O. Box 309, Mt. Pleasant, SC, 29465.

http://www.patriotspoint.org/news_ev...s-and-history/

Rockstar · 06-16-12, 10:29 AM

From what I understand all those museum ships at Patriots Point bring in gobs of cash, more than enough to maintain everthing at those piers and the grounds. However the good ol'boy network in South Carolina tends to divert most of the funds to other pet state projects. To them this is just rusty metal that needs to be removed for another ship or project they might have in mind.

ETC(SS) · 07-06-12, 08:22 PM

There is a fund established by members of the Clamagore association with help from the USSVI Charleston Base where you can donate $2.00 to help save the Clamagore. DO NOT send any money to the Patriots Point Authority since that can be used for other things. Any money donated to Save the Clamagore will be used only to restore this National Historic Site. The URL is www.savetheclamagore.com You can donate using PayPal or a credit card. We only ask for $2.00 but if we can get enough sub sailors worldwide to contribute we can save this last floating Guppy submarine. Please get the word out to all the subvets you know. Its not too late.

ttraveler · 11-27-13, 06:41 PM

Does anyone have an update on the status of the Clamagore?

I was just at Patriots Point, but being a Saturday, no one there at that time really knew. I was told the Clamagore was going to be sunk as a reef.

Aktungbby · 11-27-13, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by ETC(SS)

www.savetheclamagore.com You can donate using PayPal or a credit card. We only ask for $2.00 but if we can get enough sub sailors worldwide to contribute we can save this last floating Guppy submarine. Please get the word out to all the subvets you know. Its not too late.

Welcome aboard formally ETC(SS) on your first post! We see it takes a truly worthy cause to bring you to the surface...Well Done Sir!

razark · 11-27-13, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

Welcome aboard formally ETC(SS) on your first post!

Uhm...

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Last Activity: 07-06-2012 08:41 PM

Aktungbby · 11-27-13, 11:55 PM

but he still should been welcomed...

Armistead · 11-28-13, 12:34 AM

Go there all the time, one of my favorite places. I thought this was already settled to reef it.

Guess the question is if it can't be saved, what will the money be used for?

Jimbuna · 11-28-13, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

Go there all the time, one of my favorite places. I thought this was already settled to reef it.

Guess the question is if it can't be saved, what will the money be used for?

Would be great if you could enquire of whoever and post an accurate update...it looks like ETC(SS) is long gone.

Jimbuna · 11-28-13, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

but he still should been welcomed...

Really?

They joined a year before you, one post asking the community for funds dating back sixteen months and haven't posted since

Armistead · 11-28-13, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Would be great if you could enquire of whoever and post an accurate update...it looks like ETC(SS) is long gone.

Well, I heard it was over for the Clag, but seems that was once a legit group fighting for it.......I'll call my friend down there here in a bit, he should know

Edit....

He says it's a done deal, also found this, probably be moved out by Jan. Said this group has no chance and state ain't gonna let it be moved elsewhere because it's too fragile http://www.postandcourier.com/articl...PC05/131109858

Jimbuna · 11-28-13, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

Well, I heard it was over for the Clag, but seems that was once a legit group fighting for it.......I'll call my friend down there here in a bit, he should know

Appreciated

Armistead · 11-28-13, 08:41 AM

read edit

Jimbuna · 11-28-13, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Armistead

read edit

Cheers for the update

ttraveler · 11-28-13, 02:02 PM

Thanks for the link Armistead.

Two years of fund raising ... huh?!? I just found out about the Clamagore days ago during my first visit to Patriots Point.

... AND ... I never knew of her current plight until now.

... AND ... I never would have known except for the fact I tried to hunt someone down with keys to the conning tower and it was during that search I was told the story.

I'll bet there are plenty of people like me who would donate but never knew.

06-16-12, 08:57 AM	#1
Seademon Seaman Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Australia Posts: 33 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 0	Save the USS Clamagore (SS-343) http://www.postandcourier.com/apps/p...-to-be-decided Many historical ships are lost that could have been saved, as one famous WW2 submarine that was sold for scrap for 100,000 dollars and members of the crew I read in Wiki stated we could have all put in money to buy it to stop it being lost.The United States of America currently has a population of 313,741,000. If someone set up a nation wide marketing program and its own click and pledge account for USS Clamagore, https://www.clickandpledge.com/ Buy a submarine for a dollar! Advertise it on all the tv media, radio Tonight shows Make a movie for YouTube to elicit donors for the Submarine just as politicians have done Advertise through the navy Advertise through international submariner naval organizations Encourage wealthy donors To be part of America's living history. Let us say 33% of americans are children and cant pay, 33% of people from means that cant pay or wont pay. etc etc etc. Even if only 5% of American citizens donated $1.00 after a strong campaign that would amount to over $15.5 million. Enough to pay for the submarine restoration and any advertising costs. The USS Clamagore was a Balao-class submarine, built in 1945 and still in training when World War II ended. It had the Guppy II and III modernization and while not an active fighting boat in WW2, still represents the ones that did take part and is the last living memory of its type and those brave men who went out on those vessels not knowing if they would come home in order to save their country from people of lesser ideologies.It must be saved! Commissioned on 28 June 1945, her 67th birthday is coming up soon!! Do not forget them, make a donation to this non profit organization. If you wish to donate by check to C/O USS Clamagore, you may make it out to the Patriots Point Foundation and mail it to P.O. Box 309, Mt. Pleasant, SC, 29465. http://www.patriotspoint.org/news_ev...s-and-history/ __________________ hang tough - Do it Right Seademon "Damn the torpedoes. Go ahead, full speed" RDML Farragut Last edited by Seademon; 06-16-12 at 11:00 AM.

07-06-12, 08:22 PM	#3
ETC(SS) Bilge Rat Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 1 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	There is a current fund to "Save the Clamagore" There is a fund established by members of the Clamagore association with help from the USSVI Charleston Base where you can donate $2.00 to help save the Clamagore. DO NOT send any money to the Patriots Point Authority since that can be used for other things. Any money donated to Save the Clamagore will be used only to restore this National Historic Site. The URL is www.savetheclamagore.com You can donate using PayPal or a credit card. We only ask for $2.00 but if we can get enough sub sailors worldwide to contribute we can save this last floating Guppy submarine. Please get the word out to all the subvets you know. Its not too late.

11-27-13, 11:55 PM	#7
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 29,984 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	but he still should been welcomed... __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!!

11-28-13, 12:34 AM	#8
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Go there all the time, one of my favorite places. I thought this was already settled to reef it. Guess the question is if it can't be saved, what will the money be used for? __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

11-28-13, 08:41 AM	#13
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	read edit __________________ You see my dog don't like people laughing. He gets the crazy idea you're laughing at him. Now if you apologize like I know you're going to, I might convince him that you really didn't mean it.

06-16-12, 10:29 AM	#2
Rockstar In the Brig Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Zendia Bar & Grill Posts: 12,614 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	From what I understand all those museum ships at Patriots Point bring in gobs of cash, more than enough to maintain everthing at those piers and the grounds. However the good ol'boy network in South Carolina tends to divert most of the funds to other pet state projects. To them this is just rusty metal that needs to be removed for another ship or project they might have in mind.

11-27-13, 06:41 PM	#4
ttraveler Sailor man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 47 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Does anyone have an update on the status of the Clamagore? I was just at Patriots Point, but being a Saturday, no one there at that time really knew. I was told the Clamagore was going to be sunk as a reef.

11-28-13, 02:02 PM	#15
ttraveler Sailor man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South Florida Posts: 47 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the link Armistead. Two years of fund raising ... huh?!? I just found out about the Clamagore days ago during my first visit to Patriots Point. ... AND ... I never knew of her current plight until now. ... AND ... I never would have known except for the fact I tried to hunt someone down with keys to the conning tower and it was during that search I was told the story. I'll bet there are plenty of people like me who would donate but never knew.