Interior,, insperation, a tour of USS Pampano

Sledgehammer427 · 10-14-12, 11:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AndytotheD

Speaking of Balao class interiors, how do you pronounce "Balao"?

I always pronounced "Buh-LAY-oh"
Buh as in Bug

BigWalleye · 10-15-12, 06:57 AM

dictionary.com (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/balao) says it's

buh-lou (emphasis on 1st syllable)

but I had always heard

bu-lahw

It's from Spanish, so the ao is a diphthong (pronounced together.)

Does the skin drop into SH4? It looks really sharp.

Sailor Steve · 10-15-12, 09:03 AM

Yes, it's from Spanish, just like Gato. The men who sailed on her, however, pronounced it as Sledgehammer427 described, just as the other boat's crew pronounced it "Gay-toh".

BigWalleye · 10-15-12, 11:15 AM

Wow! It must have been really cool to have talked with all the guys from the Balao and Gato personally!

AndytotheD · 10-15-12, 06:07 PM

Thanks for the pronunciations, I really appreciate it.
Furthermore, my TMO has never looked better!

arnahud2 · 10-16-12, 05:07 AM

@Vickers03 : thanks for this great job (balao interior), as usual

Jeffg · 10-24-12, 07:13 PM

The On Deck color series has one called USS Pampanito by Robert C. Stern and it is a full tour of the boat outside and inside with nothing left out. This is a great book.

JeffG

yubba · 11-27-12, 08:28 PM

dust this off for the holidays

JuergenSchT · 10-23-12, 04:26 PM

I liked the tour. Really interesting. However,

Quote:

Originally Posted by BigWalleye

It's from Spanish, so the ao is a diphthong (pronounced together.)

In Spanish, "ao" is to be considered a hiatus, so "a" and "o" belong to two different syllables. Just my two cents.

BigWalleye · 10-23-12, 04:37 PM

Then what would be the correct Spanish pronunciation?

JuergenSchT · 10-23-12, 04:46 PM

It would be "ba-la-o" (IPA: /ba.'la.o/).

BigWalleye · 10-24-12, 01:26 PM

Was Googling when I saw a link and it dawned on me: Balao isn't Spanish. It's Portugese, with a tilde over the a. (Means "balloon" although that fish doesn't look much like one.) Heard the Portugese pronunciation on-line, but couldn't reproduce it phonetically. Doesn't matter anyway. Everyone will call it what they want.

10-15-12, 09:03 AM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Yes, it's from Spanish, just like Gato. The men who sailed on her, however, pronounced it as Sledgehammer427 described, just as the other boat's crew pronounced it "Gay-toh". __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

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BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Wow! It must have been really cool to have talked with all the guys from the Balao and Gato personally! Last edited by BigWalleye; 10-15-12 at 11:48 AM.

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arnahud2 Frogman Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 308 Downloads: 724 Uploads: 0	@Vickers03 : thanks for this great job (balao interior), as usual __________________

10-24-12, 07:13 PM	#7
Jeffg Exec Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: ponte vedra beach,fl Posts: 249 Downloads: 1660 Uploads: 0	The On Deck color series has one called USS Pampanito by Robert C. Stern and it is a full tour of the boat outside and inside with nothing left out. This is a great book. JeffG __________________ Jeff Gerbert

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10-15-12, 06:57 AM	#2
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	dictionary.com (http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/balao) says it's buh-lou (emphasis on 1st syllable) but I had always heard bu-lahw It's from Spanish, so the ao is a diphthong (pronounced together.) Does the skin drop into SH4? It looks really sharp.

10-15-12, 06:07 PM	#5
AndytotheD Watch Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 29 Downloads: 27 Uploads: 0	Thanks for the pronunciations, I really appreciate it. Furthermore, my TMO has never looked better!

11-27-12, 08:28 PM	#8
yubba Admiral Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: in a neighborhood near you Posts: 2,478 Downloads: 293 Uploads: 2	dust this off for the holidays

10-23-12, 04:37 PM	#10
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Then what would be the correct Spanish pronunciation?

10-23-12, 04:46 PM	#11
JuergenSchT Sailor man Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Trujillo, Peru Posts: 45 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	It would be "ba-la-o" (IPA: /ba.'la.o/).

10-24-12, 01:26 PM	#12
BigWalleye Sea Lord Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: On the Eye-lond, mon! Posts: 1,987 Downloads: 465 Uploads: 0	Was Googling when I saw a link and it dawned on me: Balao isn't Spanish. It's Portugese, with a tilde over the a. (Means "balloon" although that fish doesn't look much like one.) Heard the Portugese pronunciation on-line, but couldn't reproduce it phonetically. Doesn't matter anyway. Everyone will call it what they want.