USS Cod will fire up her diesels and her deck gun for labor day.

[Stealhead]

I can assure that the USS Cod is not water tight in respects that you could dive the the thing.Sure it is on display moored and it may be well kept but that hardly makes it sea worthy.I doubt that the propulsion system is fully connected either.

[Oberon]

Oh, I dare say that she could dive...it's the surfacing bit that might be tricky...

Either way, it'll be good to hear the diesel and deck gun going. Good work on them for keeping her in such good shape.

[stew278]

Dang, I live in Cleveland but I won't be able to go see this on Labor Day.

I took a ton of photos of the USS Cod on one of my visits and put them into a photo set. These pics are from about 5 years ago.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/polymer...7621058564222/

[Stealhead]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Oh, I dare say that she could dive...it's the surfacing bit that might be tricky...

Either way, it'll be good to hear the diesel and deck gun going. Good work on them for keeping her in such good shape.

Indeed.

Besides the costs of getting A WWII era sub to full running condition would easily cost a few million dollars not to mention the cost of having people able to actually properly operate the thing.Nor to consider the risk this places on the irreplaceable vessel either being damaged at sea or worse sinking.

No I think having a sub in good shape with some bits that still can operate to some extent to give people a little history lesson is more than enough to ask of an old war horse.

I am likely a bit off on my operating costs as well an A-1 Skyraider such as the one in my sig I recon costs about one or two million to get up to flying condition and then if you add the yearly operating costs.

[Gunsilnger]

I suppose she's far from dive-worthy, although if I remember correctly it did still have a watertight hatch at the entrance and exit. You have to climb down the ladder to get in and back up another to get out.