USS Pampanito virtual 360 panographic tour

Rockin Robbins · 07-15-10, 12:16 PM

Well, this may have been posted somewhere before but if so I sure missed it. My brother sent it to me and this is just an outstanding tour of places on the sub you may be curious about but have never had the opportunity to see.

For instance, here is the ice cream freezer, living securely amongst the 36 bunks of the enlisted crew's sleeping quarters!

Here's the link. Now you can waste a couple of hours with your jaw draggin the deck, as I just did. Enjoy!

WarlordATF · 07-15-10, 12:37 PM

Thats really cool! Thank You for posting this! I spent almost a half hour just in the control room. Its interesting to see how close and how different our interior is.

I wish we had a complete interior for our fleetboats, i know its not needed for game play but sometimes i like to go to the captains cabin and just chill while on patrol. It would be great to have the other rooms to explore or hang out in.

FlakMonkeys Type 7 interior got me playing SH3 again just so i could watch the engines run,visit the crew quarters and the forward compartments. I hope that one day we have a simular interior for our boats. U-Boats are fun, but i'll always prefer a good old Made in USA Fleetboat!

Bubblehead1980 · 07-15-10, 01:42 PM

A full interior is needed since its a SIM and subs dont fight all the time and captain wouldnt spend all his time in con or on bridge, glad ducimus added the pseudo captains cabin, its nice and adds to the immersion.nice post robbins

ichso · 07-15-10, 01:55 PM

I know this tour already, but did they add more pictures to it ?
I remember half of them at most. The whole thing is greatly done, really.

And regarding the ship itself: I want one !

sergei · 07-15-10, 02:02 PM

Very interesting link RR.
Thanks.

I can see myself spending the rest of the evening on this.

nikimcbee · 07-15-10, 03:21 PM

It's pretty cool, worth the trip. If you go, ask them if they still have the subsim almanac

Ducimus · 07-15-10, 05:55 PM

Nice find!

Subnuts · 07-15-10, 06:27 PM

Damn...I wish the Lionfish was in as good a shape as the Pampanito.

mookiemookie · 07-15-10, 07:08 PM

It's in beautiful shape. The fact that she's in water and bobbing around is also fun. Helps to imagine what life was really like on board.

Wilcke · 07-16-10, 11:14 AM

Thanks RR,

Will be visiting Pampanito this fall with my two girls. Then its burgers, chili cheese fries and Sierra Nevada Ale at Reds Java House by the Bay Bridge footings.

Platapus · 07-16-10, 12:32 PM

Dumb question from a lubber o' land

How well lit were submarines during WWII?

Clearly the images in the link are well lit to allow the visitors to see everything, but in real life, how brightly lit would these rooms be?

Would they be as brightly lit as in these images?????

Since every single inch of space was used, I would imagine that everything would be lit so the crew could see what they were reaching fer.

Platapus · 07-16-10, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Rockin Robbins

Here's the link. Now you can waste a couple of hours with your jaw draggin the deck, as I just did. Enjoy!

You ain't kiddin. What a great site. I never thought I would see the day when Delta and Titan silo imagery would be released to the public. Sure brought back memories.

We need more sites like this. Thanks for posting.

One think that really struck me was how small the Submarine compartments were. Not like it is in Hollywood. One of my favourite sub movies is Destination Tokyo but the way Hollywood has the submarine, it is huge on the inside. Not like it was in reality.

What a cool site. Sites like this should be in a separate sticky.

razark · 07-16-10, 01:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Platapus

One think that really struck me was how small the Submarine compartments were. Not like it is in Hollywood. One of my favourite sub movies is Destination Tokyo but the way Hollywood has the submarine, it is huge on the inside. Not like it was in reality.

Even visiting one of these boats doesn't give you a true idea of how small they are. To get the full effect, they should only give tours to groups of 50 people or more, all of whom haven't showered for at least a week.

hawk2495 · 07-16-10, 02:02 PM

Awesome post RR! Just killed an hour looking at that beauty.

07-15-10, 12:16 PM	#1
Rockin Robbins Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: DeLand, FL Posts: 8,900 Downloads: 135 Uploads: 52	USS Pampanito virtual 360 panographic tour Well, this may have been posted somewhere before but if so I sure missed it. My brother sent it to me and this is just an outstanding tour of places on the sub you may be curious about but have never had the opportunity to see. For instance, here is the ice cream freezer, living securely amongst the 36 bunks of the enlisted crew's sleeping quarters! Here's the link. Now you can waste a couple of hours with your jaw draggin the deck, as I just did. Enjoy! __________________ Sub Skipper's Bag of Tricks, Slightly Subnuclear Mk 14 & Cutie, Slightly Subnuclear Deck Gun, EZPlot 2.0, TMOPlot, TMOKeys, SH4CMS

07-15-10, 12:37 PM	#2
WarlordATF Frogman Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SW Florida Posts: 288 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 0	Thats really cool! Thank You for posting this! I spent almost a half hour just in the control room. Its interesting to see how close and how different our interior is. I wish we had a complete interior for our fleetboats, i know its not needed for game play but sometimes i like to go to the captains cabin and just chill while on patrol. It would be great to have the other rooms to explore or hang out in. FlakMonkeys Type 7 interior got me playing SH3 again just so i could watch the engines run,visit the crew quarters and the forward compartments. I hope that one day we have a simular interior for our boats. U-Boats are fun, but i'll always prefer a good old Made in USA Fleetboat! __________________

07-15-10, 01:55 PM	#4
ichso Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Germany's oldest city alive Posts: 1,066 Downloads: 57 Uploads: 0	I know this tour already, but did they add more pictures to it ? I remember half of them at most. The whole thing is greatly done, really. And regarding the ship itself: I want one ! __________________ My Subskins: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=164169

07-15-10, 03:21 PM	#6
nikimcbee Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Patroling the Slot. Posts: 17,952 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	It's pretty cool, worth the trip. If you go, ask them if they still have the subsim almanac __________________

07-15-10, 06:27 PM	#8
Subnuts The Old Man Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,658 Downloads: 14 Uploads: 0	Damn...I wish the Lionfish was in as good a shape as the Pampanito. __________________ My Amazon.com reviews

07-15-10, 01:42 PM	#3
Bubblehead1980 Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida USA Posts: 7,100 Downloads: 605 Uploads: 44	A full interior is needed since its a SIM and subs dont fight all the time and captain wouldnt spend all his time in con or on bridge, glad ducimus added the pseudo captains cabin, its nice and adds to the immersion.nice post robbins

07-15-10, 02:02 PM	#5
sergei Sea Lord Join Date: May 2008 Location: London UK Posts: 1,788 Downloads: 405 Uploads: 29	Very interesting link RR. Thanks. I can see myself spending the rest of the evening on this.

07-15-10, 05:55 PM	#7
Ducimus Rear Admiral Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,987 Downloads: 67 Uploads: 2	Nice find!

07-15-10, 07:08 PM	#9
mookiemookie Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 9,404 Downloads: 105 Uploads: 1	It's in beautiful shape. The fact that she's in water and bobbing around is also fun. Helps to imagine what life was really like on board. __________________ They don’t think it be like it is, but it do. Want more U-boat Kaleun portraits for your SH3 Commander Profiles? Download the SH3 Commander Portrait Pack here.

07-16-10, 11:14 AM	#10
Wilcke The Old Man Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 1,441 Downloads: 234 Uploads: 0	Thanks RR, Will be visiting Pampanito this fall with my two girls. Then its burgers, chili cheese fries and Sierra Nevada Ale at Reds Java House by the Bay Bridge footings. __________________ Wilcke **For the best in Fleet Boats go to: Submarine Sim Central. http://forum.kickinbak.com/index.php Check out: A Brief Introduction to the Pacific Submarine War by Ducimus http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=128185 Operation Monsun plus OMEGU, the #1 ATO Solution for SH4! Signature Art by Gunfighter**

07-16-10, 12:32 PM	#11
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,361 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Dumb question from a lubber o' land How well lit were submarines during WWII? Clearly the images in the link are well lit to allow the visitors to see everything, but in real life, how brightly lit would these rooms be? Would they be as brightly lit as in these images????? Since every single inch of space was used, I would imagine that everything would be lit so the crew could see what they were reaching fer. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

07-16-10, 02:02 PM	#14
hawk2495 Sparky Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: SierraVista, AZ Posts: 155 Downloads: 196 Uploads: 0	Awesome post RR! Just killed an hour looking at that beauty.

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