USS Silversides

SgtWalt65 · 04-09-07, 05:38 PM

Anyone herd anymore about the overhaul back to operational status of the USS Silversides?
They talk about it some here at: http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online...ilversides.htm
Saying the following:

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USS Silversides is in excellent condition with most of her mechanical systems still operational. Although used as a museum exhibit under the direction of the Combined Great Lakes Navy Association USS Silversides is now undergoing a check of all systems with the intention of returning her to surface operation on Lake Michigan.

USS Silversides ranks third among U.S. submarines in the war for enemy ships sunk with 23 confirmed sinkings for a total of 90,080 tons. The number one and two subs, Tautog and Tang, no longer exist. Tang was lost in action in the Formosa Straits in October 1944 and Tautog was scrapped in 1960. USS Silversides is thus the top ranked surviving U.S. submarine. No other surviving American submarine from World War II sank more ships. [3]

Ducimus · 04-09-07, 05:47 PM

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is now undergoing a check of all systems with the intention of returning her to surface operation on Lake Michigan.

No way. Thats a bit incredible. Any more info on that?

CCIP · 04-09-07, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Ducimus

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is now undergoing a check of all systems with the intention of returning her to surface operation on Lake Michigan.

No way. Thats a bit incredible. Any more info on that?

I second that

If she does sail, I'm ready to shell out whatever it takes to get a ride!

CCIP · 04-09-07, 06:07 PM

Wikipedia, by the way, gives quite a different picture of her physical state...

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Different management brought No. 1 and No. 2 engines on line by Labor Day 1991. Parts and equipment salvaged from scrapped fleet submarines and stored beneath the weather deck and inside her below decks compartments were removed to storage sites on shore. The familiar dark-green linoleum was replaced throughout below decks. Crew's bunks in the after battery compartment were fitted with new vinyl covers.

But the management is unable to work below the waterline. Her material condition began to deteriorate in the early years of the 21st century; her bottom needed sandblasting and repainting as well as a protective recoating.

Normally, United States Navy submarines are dry-docked every five years while on active duty. If permanently moored in fresh water the maintenance interval can be extended to 25 years. In 2004, 55 years after Silversides’s last dry-docking, the museum and two submarine veterans organizations have formed a "Save the Silversides" fund and have begun soliciting tax-deductible donations through veterans groups and military publications. They based their plans on the dry-dock overhaul of Cobia (SS-245), a memorial in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, which cost US $500,000 in 1996.

Sure doesn't sound like a ship that hasn't been dry-docked for over 55 years is getting anywhere near ready for 'surface operation' :hmm:

GoldenEagle8 · 04-09-07, 06:46 PM

I guess the US navy, or Coast Graurd, or what ever, are getting a little desperate for boats. I've been to the USS Silversides before, it's in great shape, but I don't think It's quite ready for sevice.

Ducimus · 04-09-07, 07:24 PM

I would think the metal is too fatigued after all these years for that boat to operate is it was intended.

ssbn627g · 04-10-07, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CCIP

Wikipedia, by the way, gives quite a different picture of her physical state...

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Different management brought No. 1 and No. 2 engines on line by Labor Day 1991. Parts and equipment salvaged from scrapped fleet submarines and stored beneath the weather deck and inside her below decks compartments were removed to storage sites on shore. The familiar dark-green linoleum was replaced throughout below decks. Crew's bunks in the after battery compartment were fitted with new vinyl covers.

But the management is unable to work below the waterline. Her material condition began to deteriorate in the early years of the 21st century; her bottom needed sandblasting and repainting as well as a protective recoating.

Normally, United States Navy submarines are dry-docked every five years while on active duty. If permanently moored in fresh water the maintenance interval can be extended to 25 years. In 2004, 55 years after Silversides’s last dry-docking, the museum and two submarine veterans organizations have formed a "Save the Silversides" fund and have begun soliciting tax-deductible donations through veterans groups and military publications. They based their plans on the dry-dock overhaul of Cobia (SS-245), a memorial in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, which cost US $500,000 in 1996.

Sure doesn't sound like a ship that hasn't been dry-docked for over 55 years is getting anywhere near ready for 'surface operation' :hmm:

Unfortunatly, you can't always believe what is on Wiki

Camaero · 04-10-07, 03:16 PM

Crap! I was just assigned the Silversides! If I don't survive I could change our whole course of history as we know it...:hmm:

04-09-07, 05:38 PM	#1
SgtWalt65 Torpedoman Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Addison, Texas USA Posts: 117 Downloads: 65 Uploads: 0	USS Silversides Anyone herd anymore about the overhaul back to operational status of the USS Silversides? They talk about it some here at: http://www.cr.nps.gov/history/online...ilversides.htm Saying the following: Description USS Silversides is in excellent condition with most of her mechanical systems still operational. Although used as a museum exhibit under the direction of the Combined Great Lakes Navy Association USS Silversides is now undergoing a check of all systems with the intention of returning her to surface operation on Lake Michigan. USS Silversides ranks third among U.S. submarines in the war for enemy ships sunk with 23 confirmed sinkings for a total of 90,080 tons. The number one and two subs, Tautog and Tang, no longer exist. Tang was lost in action in the Formosa Straits in October 1944 and Tautog was scrapped in 1960. USS Silversides is thus the top ranked surviving U.S. submarine. No other surviving American submarine from World War II sank more ships. [3]

04-09-07, 06:46 PM	#5
GoldenEagle8 Engineer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: I think I'm lost? Posts: 206 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	I guess the US navy, or Coast Graurd, or what ever, are getting a little desperate for boats. I've been to the USS Silversides before, it's in great shape, but I don't think It's quite ready for sevice. __________________ "YES! Everything I do is a surprise! EVEN TO ME!" "Laws are like sausages, it is better not to see them being made." ~Otto von Bismarck "I thought so little, they rewarded me by making me the ruler of the Queen's Navy." ~Sir Joseph Porter (HMS Pinafore)

04-10-07, 03:16 PM	#8
Camaero The Old Man Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA, Massachusetts Posts: 1,477 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Crap! I was just assigned the Silversides! If I don't survive I could change our whole course of history as we know it...:hmm: __________________

04-09-07, 07:24 PM	#6
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	I would think the metal is too fatigued after all these years for that boat to operate is it was intended.