recent trip to U.S.S. Batfish

shoot-kill-win · 04-14-07, 01:12 AM

Here are photos from my recent trip to the Batfish, the first one is a photo from my
grandpas album from when he was in the navy.

http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/shoot-kill-win/

flintlock · 04-14-07, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by shoot-kill-win

the first one is a photo from my grandpas album from when he was in the navy.

That's a great photo!

Thanks for sharing these, enjoyed the tour.

shoot-kill-win · 04-14-07, 01:29 AM

No problem I meant to do it earlier but got stuck playing SH4. lol, and by the way that photo was taken in the Pacific.

CaptainCox · 04-14-07, 01:48 AM

Brilliant stuff man, thanks for sharing. As I live in Germany (Frankfurt am Main) sort a smack in the middle of Deutschland...I need to go to Kiel "Marinegedenkstätte in Laboe" to see the "U-995 Typ VIIC", about 6-7 h drive to the north coast of Germany.
Planing a visit this summer. Vid is not from me, but cool all the same.
http://de.sevenload.com/videos/0ovZNHz/The-Submarine

No US Subs here in Europe as far as i know

shoot-kill-win · 04-14-07, 11:42 PM

Yea I took a video of the Batfish, however my camera was goin low on batteries so I kinda ran araound really fast inside, and I slipped going up the conning tower ladder so it is not so good.

richoahu · 04-15-07, 05:42 AM

very nice pics!!! i was amazed at how nice it was inside! being beached and all like that.

here in hawaii they have the bowfin, it looks like it could sail tommorow it is in such upkeep. it is mostly still in the water even.

thank you for sharing!

AVGWarhawk · 04-15-07, 06:23 AM

I was reading about the Batfish last night and how they picked up an enemies submarines radar with the Batfish's radar. I did not finish the reading though...I was tired

I think they sunk the Japanese submarine. Cool pics!

shoot-kill-win · 04-16-07, 05:16 PM

Yes they sunk 3enemy subs within 3 days, and their captain won the Navy cross

Torpex752 · 04-16-07, 06:04 PM

Those engines are Fairbanks Morse-twin crank shaft-vertical drive-double piston engines! Very smooth running engines. 2 cycle on top of all that!

Dang near the same emergency engine on modern Nuke boats!

Frank

sunvalleyslim · 04-16-07, 06:41 PM

Great photos Shoot, Thanks

LIGHTNING · 04-16-07, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CaptainCox

Brilliant stuff man, thanks for sharing. As I live in Germany (Frankfurt am Main) sort a smack in the middle of Deutschland...I need to go to Kiel "Marinegedenkstätte in Laboe" to see the "U-995 Typ VIIC", about 6-7 h drive to the north coast of Germany.
Planing a visit this summer. Vid is not from me, but cool all the same.
http://de.sevenload.com/videos/0ovZNHz/The-Submarine

No US Subs here in Europe as far as i know

Have you been to the Wilhelm Bauer in Bremerhaven? Its on my list of places to visit.

04-14-07, 01:12 AM	#1
shoot-kill-win Medic Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 164 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	recent trip to U.S.S. Batfish Here are photos from my recent trip to the Batfish, the first one is a photo from my grandpas album from when he was in the navy. http://s148.photobucket.com/albums/s31/shoot-kill-win/ __________________ U.S.S. Batfish "The champion Submarine-killing sub of WWII" Official tonnage: 12,332 Sank 3 subs in 3 days

04-14-07, 01:29 AM	#3
shoot-kill-win Medic Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 164 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	No problem I meant to do it earlier but got stuck playing SH4. lol, and by the way that photo was taken in the Pacific. __________________ U.S.S. Batfish "The champion Submarine-killing sub of WWII" Official tonnage: 12,332 Sank 3 subs in 3 days

04-14-07, 01:48 AM	#4
CaptainCox Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: A Swede in Frankfurt am Main Posts: 1,897 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	Brilliant stuff man, thanks for sharing. As I live in Germany (Frankfurt am Main) sort a smack in the middle of Deutschland...I need to go to Kiel "Marinegedenkstätte in Laboe" to see the "U-995 Typ VIIC", about 6-7 h drive to the north coast of Germany. Planing a visit this summer. Vid is not from me, but cool all the same. http://de.sevenload.com/videos/0ovZNHz/The-Submarine No US Subs here in Europe as far as i know __________________ DOWNLOAD MY MODS HERE

04-14-07, 11:42 PM	#5
shoot-kill-win Medic Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 164 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Yea I took a video of the Batfish, however my camera was goin low on batteries so I kinda ran araound really fast inside, and I slipped going up the conning tower ladder so it is not so good. __________________ U.S.S. Batfish "The champion Submarine-killing sub of WWII" Official tonnage: 12,332 Sank 3 subs in 3 days

04-15-07, 06:23 AM	#7
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	I was reading about the Batfish last night and how they picked up an enemies submarines radar with the Batfish's radar. I did not finish the reading though...I was tired I think they sunk the Japanese submarine. Cool pics! __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

04-15-07, 05:42 AM	#6
richoahu Sailor man Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 44 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	very nice pics!!! i was amazed at how nice it was inside! being beached and all like that. here in hawaii they have the bowfin, it looks like it could sail tommorow it is in such upkeep. it is mostly still in the water even. thank you for sharing!

04-16-07, 05:16 PM	#8
shoot-kill-win Medic Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 164 Downloads: 9 Uploads: 0	Yes they sunk 3enemy subs within 3 days, and their captain won the Navy cross __________________ U.S.S. Batfish "The champion Submarine-killing sub of WWII" Official tonnage: 12,332 Sank 3 subs in 3 days

04-16-07, 06:04 PM	#9
Torpex752 Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Deep River, CT Posts: 255 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Those engines are Fairbanks Morse-twin crank shaft-vertical drive-double piston engines! Very smooth running engines. 2 cycle on top of all that! Dang near the same emergency engine on modern Nuke boats! Frank

04-16-07, 06:41 PM	#10
sunvalleyslim Ace of the Deep Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, Ca Posts: 1,142 Downloads: 267 Uploads: 0	Great photos Shoot, Thanks __________________ Crew member/ decommission member TM2(SS)(SD) 3/68-7/70 DIESEL BOATS FOREVER USS SEGUNDO (SS398)