USS Torsk goes to dry dock - Page 8

CCIP · 03-04-11, 12:13 PM

Nooo, they're taking away the last prop? Well darn

AVGWarhawk · 03-04-11, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Matador.es

Found this on the net:
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/...yssey=nav|head

Nice to see she is getting some care.

AVGWarhawk · 03-04-11, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Nooo, they're taking away the last prop? Well darn

Not sure CCIP. I have not heard of anything. Then again there was no word it was coming off. However, if it goes to a memorial then so be it. Beats rotting away in the murky waters of the harbor.

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Word has it the prop will be part of a display for the Torsk proper at her pier!!!!

March 4, 1968 - Torsk was decomissioned at the Boston Naval Shipyard.

Jimbuna · 03-04-11, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Not sure CCIP. I have not heard of anything. Then again there was no word it was coming off. However, if it goes to a memorial then so be it. Beats rotting away in the murky waters of the harbor.

Edit:

Word has it the prop will be part of a display for the Torsk proper at her pier!!!!

March 4, 1968 - Torsk was decomissioned at the Boston Naval Shipyard.

Let's hope so

*From a Brit who's country can be ar$ed to save very much from the breakers yard*

Growler · 03-05-11, 06:59 PM

Guys, I was there when the TVA "cut the deal" with the museum. I don't know the specifics, but I am next-to-100%-certain that the TVA has plans for the other screw; over the years, that prop has been on the pier side of the boat, and sustained minor damage from occasional bumps into the bulwark. Against any more damage being sustained, as well as the severe electrolytic dissimilar metal corrosion that's taken place, the museum apparently decided to allow the TVA to "buy" the prop (ie: pay the costs necessary for the removal and restoration of the prop) and set it up on Pier 3 as part of a display.

AVGWarhawk · 03-08-11, 11:43 AM

Screw is off and will go to ship stores for safe keeping.

Growler · 03-08-11, 12:05 PM

It's gonna be weird looking down into that murky water of the Inner Harbor and not seeing that prop lurking there.

AVGWarhawk · 03-08-11, 12:40 PM

Truth be told I never attempted to look. I think it is a great idea making the prop a display dockside.

AVGWarhawk · 03-08-11, 01:16 PM

razark · 03-08-11, 01:30 PM

How old is that prop, and what sort of care has it undergone?

I guess I expected it to look a bit more worn out than it does.

TLAM Strike · 03-08-11, 01:36 PM

[QUOTE=razark;1614943]How old is that prop?QUOTE] I'm guessing it was installed sometime in the 1960's when the ship was last in service...

AVGWarhawk · 03-08-11, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by razark

How old is that prop, and what sort of care has it undergone?

I guess I expected it to look a bit more worn out than it does.

Before the pressure washing:

I'm not sure if the prop is original from 1945 or had been replaced at sometime in her career. But yes, it is in good shape from the looks of it.

Growler · 03-08-11, 03:27 PM

There's an image on the SS-423 Facebook page that shows (faintly) an engraved line on the trailing edge of that prop that indicates: "Trailing Edge Modified 7-20-58" so we know it was there at least that long.

razark · 03-08-11, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Before the pressure washing:

Well, I expected it had been cleaned off. I meant I expected a bit of corrosion from sitting in the water so long.

Jimbuna · 03-08-11, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by AVGWarhawk

Screw is off and will go to ship stores for safe keeping.

Chris....that picture brings back so many memories of working on the 'tail end squad' as an apprentice fitter in a shiprepair yard on the River Tyne (73-77)

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03-05-11, 06:59 PM	#110
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	Guys, I was there when the TVA "cut the deal" with the museum. I don't know the specifics, but I am next-to-100%-certain that the TVA has plans for the other screw; over the years, that prop has been on the pier side of the boat, and sustained minor damage from occasional bumps into the bulwark. Against any more damage being sustained, as well as the severe electrolytic dissimilar metal corrosion that's taken place, the museum apparently decided to allow the TVA to "buy" the prop (ie: pay the costs necessary for the removal and restoration of the prop) and set it up on Pier 3 as part of a display. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

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AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Screw is off and will go to ship stores for safe keeping. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

03-08-11, 12:05 PM	#112
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	It's gonna be weird looking down into that murky water of the Inner Harbor and not seeing that prop lurking there. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.

03-08-11, 12:40 PM	#113
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,286 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	Truth be told I never attempted to look. I think it is a great idea making the prop a display dockside. __________________ “You're painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture.” ― Richard Yates, Revolutionary Road

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03-08-11, 01:30 PM	#115
razark Ocean Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 2,731 Downloads: 393 Uploads: 12	How old is that prop, and what sort of care has it undergone? I guess I expected it to look a bit more worn out than it does. __________________ "Never ask a World War II history buff for a 'final solution' to your problem!"

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TLAM Strike Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Rochester, New York Posts: 8,633 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 6	[QUOTE=razark;1614943]How old is that prop?QUOTE] I'm guessing it was installed sometime in the 1960's when the ship was last in service... __________________

03-08-11, 03:27 PM	#118
Growler A long way from the sea Join Date: May 2005 Location: Iowa Posts: 1,913 Downloads: 21 Uploads: 0	There's an image on the SS-423 Facebook page that shows (faintly) an engraved line on the trailing edge of that prop that indicates: "Trailing Edge Modified 7-20-58" so we know it was there at least that long. __________________ At Fiddler’s Green, where seamen true When here they’ve done their duty The bowl of grog shall still renew And pledge to love and beauty.