81 Personal photos from the USS Pampanito

ATR-42 · 02-05-08, 05:42 PM

Per my other thread here they are as promised. If anyone requests any of these photos in high res i have them in 3000x2300, feel free to drop me a PM.

Moderators, if this is too bandwidth heavy let me know.

This boat is truly breath taking. it is in full sea worthy condition. I was fortunate to spend about 4 hours on her, i walked through 3 times. It was windy as hell in the harbor that day, and the boat was rolling just enough to give me the feeling that these boats really must have rocked and rolled in the open sea. Id say just sitting at the dock she was rolling about 3 degrees to either side, if i had to compare it to anything, id say it was very similar to how a 50' sport fisherman boat would feel as it sat in the slip with no 'crew' movement on a clam day.

The boat is ready to sail, they used it a few years ago, it makes me wonder if anyone has the nads to DIVE the boat! I wonder if the people responsible for restoring it are able to use the boat to its full abilities. They have another stage of restoration coming up they are trying to get her to dry dock once again.

This is truly the holy grail of WWII subs. So far ive seen the Torsk and the boats at pearl harbor. this one outshines them all. She has quite a history and a dedicated volunteer staff. Surprisingly the sounds that played through the personal headset tour are identical to that of the ROW sound pack, especially the ambient sounds. It was pouring and windy out, so as i was working my way through the boat there was lots of ambient noises of water trickling, pumps activating and so on, it really added to the immersion factor. The sound of water in the bilge sounds a lot like water dripping in a cave. The control room and lower pump room had a pungent smell of diesel, it was awesome!

Note the paint job and the fade... Nice work Foo

Forward AA gun

Aft AA gun note the Ammo lockers at the foot of the tower...

Aft torpedo room

moving forward from aft torpedo room here in this bulkhead.

ATR-42 · 02-05-08, 05:43 PM

This head was located in the aft torpedo room

Moving forward from the aft torpedo room, this is the maneuvering station

Aft engine room...

Aft engine com panel

Forward Engine room, at the front bulkhead ahead, you see those two tanks, they are the desalinization tanks

Crew bunks, yes stacked 3 high

Crew Mess, with the radio, it works

Crew Mess across from the tables. Starboard side.

ATR-42 · 02-05-08, 05:43 PM

Crew Galley fwd

Crew Galley aft

Radio Room

This safe was located in the control room outboard of the helm, im not sure what its for, if someone knows please post.

forward bulkhead of the control room. radar??

Aft torpedo tube 8

Aft torpedo room looking forward from aft

Maneuvering room (i think)

forward Engine room

Engine parameters, much like an airplane, displayed pressure, oil temps, levels, RPMs ect. really cool stuff...

Crew Mess

ATR-42 · 02-05-08, 05:44 PM

Control Room was rigged for red, made getting some shots difficult. this is aft starboard side of control room.

Control room starboard side

Looks really familiar eh?

This was behind the aft dive plane station, it looks like it might be a radar?

Peering up and aft into the conning tower

Peering up and foward into the conning tower

Control Room

Lower deck, pump room beneath the control room

ATR-42 · 02-05-08, 05:44 PM

This was directly above the map table, faced aft. Sounding machine.

Again here is the safe in the lower right corner. with the other machine in top left.

Goes to 450?

A working christmas tree

ATR-42 · 02-05-08, 05:45 PM

Officers State rooms

Captains state room, note gyro compass repeater and depth read outs

Officers Mess

Officers Galley

Forward Torpedo room, cutaway of a steam torpedo

Forward torpedo room, 6 tubes stacked. loading the lower tubes must have been a real PITA

Aft bulkhead of forward torpedo room.

These 'masts' would lower the sonar heads deep below the boat. so they could listen from the surface.

ATR-42 · 02-05-08, 05:46 PM

There were two of these 'masts' in the foward torpedo room, aft bulkhead.
They were on both port and starboard sides. this one was the starboard side.
Behind this was a small head, forward of that was a small shower.

Coming up from forward torpedo room back topside...

sonic hydrophone head- thanks hawk!

SJ-1, SV Radars and the spot/signal light - thanks elanaiba!

Forward AA Gun.

Aft AA gun with ammo lockers

Sub Prop, forgot which sub its from though...

Alex · 02-05-08, 06:05 PM

Awesome, just awesome.

Thanks for sharing, mate !!

5 * for your thread !

jmr · 02-05-08, 07:01 PM

Great pics!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATR-42

Hmm what's that bulging thing in the center? Massive compass?

ATR-42 · 02-05-08, 07:08 PM

Its the electro mechanical gyro compass.

jgbishop · 02-05-08, 08:38 PM

Wow, these were such great photographs! Thanks for sharing them.

AVGWarhawk · 02-05-08, 09:01 PM

She is in great shape and absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

LukeFF · 02-05-08, 10:34 PM

Nice! It really shows how good, yet how far, the SH4 sub interiors are from reality. It would be great to get a christmas tree panel looking like that.

von Kinderei · 02-05-08, 10:42 PM

WOW ...

Thanks for takin' the time to post these ...

Mush Martin · 02-05-08, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATR-42

Sub Prop, forgot which sub its from though...

Five Bladed .... interesting:hmm:

02-05-08, 05:42 PM	#1
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	81 Personal photos from the USS Pampanito Per my other thread here they are as promised. If anyone requests any of these photos in high res i have them in 3000x2300, feel free to drop me a PM. Moderators, if this is too bandwidth heavy let me know. This boat is truly breath taking. it is in full sea worthy condition. I was fortunate to spend about 4 hours on her, i walked through 3 times. It was windy as hell in the harbor that day, and the boat was rolling just enough to give me the feeling that these boats really must have rocked and rolled in the open sea. Id say just sitting at the dock she was rolling about 3 degrees to either side, if i had to compare it to anything, id say it was very similar to how a 50' sport fisherman boat would feel as it sat in the slip with no 'crew' movement on a clam day. The boat is ready to sail, they used it a few years ago, it makes me wonder if anyone has the nads to DIVE the boat! I wonder if the people responsible for restoring it are able to use the boat to its full abilities. They have another stage of restoration coming up they are trying to get her to dry dock once again. This is truly the holy grail of WWII subs. So far ive seen the Torsk and the boats at pearl harbor. this one outshines them all. She has quite a history and a dedicated volunteer staff. Surprisingly the sounds that played through the personal headset tour are identical to that of the ROW sound pack, especially the ambient sounds. It was pouring and windy out, so as i was working my way through the boat there was lots of ambient noises of water trickling, pumps activating and so on, it really added to the immersion factor. The sound of water in the bilge sounds a lot like water dripping in a cave. The control room and lower pump room had a pungent smell of diesel, it was awesome! Note the paint job and the fade... Nice work Foo Forward AA gun Aft AA gun note the Ammo lockers at the foot of the tower... Aft torpedo room moving forward from aft torpedo room here in this bulkhead. Last edited by ATR-42; 02-06-08 at 02:11 AM.

02-05-08, 05:43 PM	#2
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	This head was located in the aft torpedo room Moving forward from the aft torpedo room, this is the maneuvering station Aft engine room... Aft engine com panel Forward Engine room, at the front bulkhead ahead, you see those two tanks, they are the desalinization tanks Crew bunks, yes stacked 3 high Crew Mess, with the radio, it works Crew Mess across from the tables. Starboard side. Last edited by ATR-42; 02-05-08 at 06:34 PM.

02-05-08, 05:43 PM	#3
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	Crew Galley fwd Crew Galley aft Radio Room This safe was located in the control room outboard of the helm, im not sure what its for, if someone knows please post. forward bulkhead of the control room. radar?? Aft torpedo tube 8 Aft torpedo room looking forward from aft Maneuvering room (i think) forward Engine room Engine parameters, much like an airplane, displayed pressure, oil temps, levels, RPMs ect. really cool stuff... Crew Mess Last edited by ATR-42; 02-05-08 at 06:56 PM.

02-05-08, 05:44 PM	#4
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	Control Room was rigged for red, made getting some shots difficult. this is aft starboard side of control room. Control room starboard side Looks really familiar eh? This was behind the aft dive plane station, it looks like it might be a radar? Peering up and aft into the conning tower Peering up and foward into the conning tower Control Room Lower deck, pump room beneath the control room Last edited by ATR-42; 02-05-08 at 06:08 PM.

02-05-08, 05:44 PM	#5
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	This was directly above the map table, faced aft. Sounding machine. Again here is the safe in the lower right corner. with the other machine in top left. Goes to 450? A working christmas tree Last edited by ATR-42; 02-05-08 at 06:08 PM.

02-05-08, 05:45 PM	#6
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	Officers State rooms Captains state room, note gyro compass repeater and depth read outs Officers Mess Officers Galley Forward Torpedo room, cutaway of a steam torpedo Forward torpedo room, 6 tubes stacked. loading the lower tubes must have been a real PITA Aft bulkhead of forward torpedo room. These 'masts' would lower the sonar heads deep below the boat. so they could listen from the surface. Last edited by ATR-42; 02-05-08 at 09:26 PM.

02-05-08, 05:46 PM	#7
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	There were two of these 'masts' in the foward torpedo room, aft bulkhead. They were on both port and starboard sides. this one was the starboard side. Behind this was a small head, forward of that was a small shower. Coming up from forward torpedo room back topside... sonic hydrophone head- thanks hawk! SJ-1, SV Radars and the spot/signal light - thanks elanaiba! Forward AA Gun. Aft AA gun with ammo lockers Sub Prop, forgot which sub its from though... __________________ Last edited by ATR-42; 02-06-08 at 09:05 AM.

02-05-08, 06:05 PM	#8
Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Awesome, just awesome. Thanks for sharing, mate !! *5 for your thread !** __________________

02-05-08, 07:08 PM	#10
ATR-42 Commodore Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Jersey Shore Posts: 606 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 6	Its the electro mechanical gyro compass. __________________

02-05-08, 08:38 PM	#11
jgbishop Mate Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 58 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Wow, these were such great photographs! Thanks for sharing them.

02-05-08, 09:01 PM	#12
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,253 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	She is in great shape and absolutely beautiful. Thanks for sharing. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

02-05-08, 10:34 PM	#13
LukeFF Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 3,610 Downloads: 41 Uploads: 5	Nice! It really shows how good, yet how far, the SH4 sub interiors are from reality. It would be great to get a christmas tree panel looking like that. __________________ ROW Sound Effects Contributor RFB Team Leader

02-05-08, 10:42 PM	#14
von Kinderei Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,606 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 0	WOW ... Thanks for takin' the time to post these ... __________________ vK