CAPTAIN, Do you REALLY know your boat?

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Thanks for clicking-in this post. Now that I've got your attention, I wanted to ask how well you know your present command? What was the real Captain's name? How many War Patrols did your boat see? Where did she first slide down the ways? What was her Fate?

Here's a little gift I learned from Flying Long Haul in Flightsim: slow down the Accelerated Time and read the Aircrafts' (PMDG) manual.

Next time you are crossing the Pacific, far from harm with lots of Ocean between point A and point B, why not slow down the accelerated time a few notches, do a perusal on Wikipedia or Google your boat.

Read-up on the history and service she saw:

• Look at photos of your boat, how many conversions did she see?
• Look at photos of the Officers and Crew (how many Seadogs or cats were on board)
• Read the Patrol Logs.
• Also a good read while at sea: The Silent Service in World War II: The Fleet Type Submarine (manual)

I assure you it will be a rewarding experience that makes your War Patrols even more memorable as you relive a part of history while listening to War Time Radio (see Captain Cox's: Captain Midnight Mod) as your Diesels glide you through the Sea.

Calm Seas and thanks for reading

LOTS OF GREAT LINKS
http://www.navsource.org/archives/08/08200.htm

http://ufaqs.com/wiki/en/us/

http://www.broseker.net/babroseker/index.shtml

http://rddesigns.com/subs/200.html

http://www.fleetsubmarine.com/ (thanks RDP)

http://www.maritime.org/navyfile/namesgroup2.htm
(find: 284 SS SUBMARINES.)

http://www.subvetpaul.com/Memorials_List.html
(SUBMARINES Memorials)

http://www.esryle.com/coblinks/links/
(links to each boat)

http://www.rddesigns.com/subs/fleet.html
(great Fleet Boat photo's by Class)