My USS Pampanito visit (pics)

CCIP · 03-26-11, 04:20 PM

So in the spirit of posting my not-so-great photos of a really, really fascinating topic, I thought I would share my photos from my recent visit to the USS Pampanito in San Francisco.

It was a pretty bad day weather-wise, so a submarine certainly seemed like a very safe place to hide from the rain - although apparently even she sprang a couple of leaks in this and had some volunteers working it out. The rocking boat and the humid atmosphere certainly made it feel like I was at sea, although maybe at sea on a ghost boat: when I showed up, there was actually noone besides me on the boat for a while. On the other hand, that meant that I could have some great private time with this fascinating historical artifact!

Later on, just as I was about to leave, a group showed up. Among them were two WWII veterans, from the USS Flasher and USS Tilefish! They were very friendly and I was encouraged to spend more time on the boat if I felt like it. The group was actually there with a video camera to film a bit of an interview with one of them, Fred Davis who had served on the Tilefish. I joined them on a 2nd run through the boat, and heard some amazing wartime stories as a result. I do not have pictures of this, however our camera man promised to send along links to youtube to me in the next couple of weeks. Also passed him Neal's admin email and website address here, so here's to hoping this great footage can be shared with you guys as well. Veterans like that are always worth listening to, and the stories they tell... honestly, you just can't make that stuff up.

In my fascination, I actually forgot to personally thank them before wandering off. However I think they were also happy that a young person like me actually showed up to listen of their own accord - shame that this seems to be rare these days...

In any case, I enjoyed my visit immensely! So I'll stop blabbing and post pictures for your enjoyment.

Pampanito at Pier 45, with Alcatraz in the background:

The observant ones among you will notice that, alas, USS Jeremiah O'Brien that is normally behind the Pampanito on the same dock, is gone for maintenance. On the other hand this makes for a more unobstructed view of the pier, and with the docks pretty well deserted in the miserable weather with slashing rain, and the boat rocking back and forth at her mooring, it honestly felt a little bit like being at sea!

Local wildlife proving that Ubisoft's seagulls near the coast are historically accurate

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The 5" is a beefy little weapon!

(To be continued....)

CCIP · 03-26-11, 04:24 PM

And now going down in to the bowels...

The sight of the stern torpedo tubes is decidedly dieselpunk!

Head at the stern of the boat:

Electrical panel in the stern room:

(to be continued)

CCIP · 03-26-11, 04:26 PM

For this post, all manner of stuff from the aft Maneuvering Room.

(to be continued)

CCIP · 03-26-11, 04:31 PM

Galley:

Control room:

And the forward torpedo room:

And here is a quick view of the pressure hull under the decks - interesting space you don't usually see!

(to be continued)

CCIP · 03-26-11, 04:32 PM

And some more external views:

(to be continued)

Tchocky · 03-26-11, 04:33 PM

Great pics!

CCIP · 03-26-11, 04:36 PM

And the last post with a few more views!

So that wrapped up my rather damp day (which cost me a wicked cold - I totally lost my voice today...) - it was pretty great!

Just to prove that I was actually there, there's the requisite mugshot...

And then I signed the log book - I took the liberty of saying thanks on behalf of all of us at Subsim, but I'm sure you guys don't mind

And that's it! Thanks for looking.

If you liked these and want more similar sort of stuff though, check out my visit to the Soviet D-2 in St. Petersburg from a couple of years ago... http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=124914
(unless you've already seen that, in which case I got nothing!)

(the end)

CCIP · 03-26-11, 05:30 PM

And a quick addendum (with thanks to Frank) - I just got a couple of pictures of our veterans in question:

Again, an honor to be next to people like this

GoldenRivet · 03-26-11, 05:51 PM

Why didnt you take any pictures during your visit?

CCIP · 03-26-11, 05:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenRivet

Why did you take any pictures during your visit?

Heeeeeeeeeeeeey

Chad · 03-26-11, 08:44 PM

Man, looks awesome! Pretty boat, and good condition. I hope it stays like that until I can make a trip out there to see it.

Thanks for sharing!

GoldenRivet · 03-26-11, 08:56 PM

Those are some great pics though... and much appreciated.

Those are the quality of photographs as if someone was doing the research to be making a full interior for a subsim or something.

TarJak · 03-26-11, 09:07 PM

Nice shots CCIP. Reminds me of my visit in 2008.

Torplexed · 03-26-11, 09:18 PM

Great pictures.

Looks like it was quite the soggy San Francisco day though.

JSLTIGER · 03-26-11, 09:45 PM

Very nice pics...looks like she could use just a touch of TLC to get rid of some of the rust spots on her bow, otherwise she looks to be in great shape.

03-26-11, 04:20 PM	#1
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	My USS Pampanito visit (pics) So in the spirit of posting my not-so-great photos of a really, really fascinating topic, I thought I would share my photos from my recent visit to the USS Pampanito in San Francisco. It was a pretty bad day weather-wise, so a submarine certainly seemed like a very safe place to hide from the rain - although apparently even she sprang a couple of leaks in this and had some volunteers working it out. The rocking boat and the humid atmosphere certainly made it feel like I was at sea, although maybe at sea on a ghost boat: when I showed up, there was actually noone besides me on the boat for a while. On the other hand, that meant that I could have some great private time with this fascinating historical artifact! Later on, just as I was about to leave, a group showed up. Among them were two WWII veterans, from the USS Flasher and USS Tilefish! They were very friendly and I was encouraged to spend more time on the boat if I felt like it. The group was actually there with a video camera to film a bit of an interview with one of them, Fred Davis who had served on the Tilefish. I joined them on a 2nd run through the boat, and heard some amazing wartime stories as a result. I do not have pictures of this, however our camera man promised to send along links to youtube to me in the next couple of weeks. Also passed him Neal's admin email and website address here, so here's to hoping this great footage can be shared with you guys as well. Veterans like that are always worth listening to, and the stories they tell... honestly, you just can't make that stuff up. In my fascination, I actually forgot to personally thank them before wandering off. However I think they were also happy that a young person like me actually showed up to listen of their own accord - shame that this seems to be rare these days... In any case, I enjoyed my visit immensely! So I'll stop blabbing and post pictures for your enjoyment. Pampanito at Pier 45, with Alcatraz in the background: The observant ones among you will notice that, alas, USS Jeremiah O'Brien that is normally behind the Pampanito on the same dock, is gone for maintenance. On the other hand this makes for a more unobstructed view of the pier, and with the docks pretty well deserted in the miserable weather with slashing rain, and the boat rocking back and forth at her mooring, it honestly felt a little bit like being at sea! Local wildlife proving that Ubisoft's seagulls near the coast are historically accurate : The 5" is a beefy little weapon! (To be continued....) __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart) Last edited by CCIP; 03-26-11 at 07:20 PM.

03-26-11, 04:24 PM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	And now going down in to the bowels... The sight of the stern torpedo tubes is decidedly dieselpunk! Head at the stern of the boat: Electrical panel in the stern room: (to be continued) __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-26-11, 04:26 PM	#3
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	For this post, all manner of stuff from the aft Maneuvering Room. (to be continued) __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-26-11, 04:31 PM	#4
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Galley: Control room: And the forward torpedo room: And here is a quick view of the pressure hull under the decks - interesting space you don't usually see! (to be continued) __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-26-11, 04:32 PM	#5
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	And some more external views: (to be continued) __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-26-11, 04:33 PM	#6
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Great pics! __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

03-26-11, 04:36 PM	#7
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	And the last post with a few more views! So that wrapped up my rather damp day (which cost me a wicked cold - I totally lost my voice today...) - it was pretty great! Just to prove that I was actually there, there's the requisite mugshot... And then I signed the log book - I took the liberty of saying thanks on behalf of all of us at Subsim, but I'm sure you guys don't mind And that's it! Thanks for looking. If you liked these and want more similar sort of stuff though, check out my visit to the Soviet D-2 in St. Petersburg from a couple of years ago... http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=124914 (unless you've already seen that, in which case I got nothing!) (the end) __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart) Last edited by CCIP; 03-26-11 at 05:43 PM.

03-26-11, 05:30 PM	#8
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	And a quick addendum (with thanks to Frank) - I just got a couple of pictures of our veterans in question: Again, an honor to be next to people like this __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-26-11, 05:51 PM	#9
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Why didnt you take any pictures during your visit? __________________ Last edited by GoldenRivet; 03-26-11 at 08:55 PM.

03-26-11, 08:44 PM	#11
Chad ACE Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Kansas City Posts: 1,274 Downloads: 60 Uploads: 0	Man, looks awesome! Pretty boat, and good condition. I hope it stays like that until I can make a trip out there to see it. Thanks for sharing! __________________

03-26-11, 08:56 PM	#12
GoldenRivet Subsim Aviator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 8,726 Downloads: 146 Uploads: 0	Those are some great pics though... and much appreciated. Those are the quality of photographs as if someone was doing the research to be making a full interior for a subsim or something. __________________

03-26-11, 09:07 PM	#13
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Nice shots CCIP. Reminds me of my visit in 2008.

03-26-11, 09:18 PM	#14
Torplexed Let's Sink Sumptin' ! Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 5,823 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	Great pictures. Looks like it was quite the soggy San Francisco day though. __________________ --Mobilis in Mobili--

03-26-11, 09:45 PM	#15
JSLTIGER The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Parkland, FL, USA Posts: 1,437 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Very nice pics...looks like she could use just a touch of TLC to get rid of some of the rust spots on her bow, otherwise she looks to be in great shape. __________________ Thor: Intel Core i7 4770K\|ASUS Z87Pro\|32GB DDR3 RAM\|11GB EVGA GeForce RTX 2080Ti Black\|256GB Crucial M4 SSD+2TB WD HDD\|4X LG BD-RE\|32" Acer Predator Z321QU 165Hz G-Sync (2540x1440)\|Logitech Z-323 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Pro Explorer (MSI GL63 8RE-629 Laptop): Intel Core i7 8750H\|16GB DDR4 RAM\|6GB GeForce GTX 1060\|128GB SSD+1TB HDD\|15.6" Widescreen (1920x1080)\|Logitech R-20 2.1 Sound\|Win 10 Home